adjective
- affected by or smelling of mildew; having a musty, damp odor
Examples
- The basement had a mildewy smell after the flood.
- She threw away the mildewy towels that had been left in the washing machine.
- The old books in the attic were mildewy and yellowed.
- We opened all the windows to air out the mildewy room.
- The mildewy odor made it clear that moisture had been a problem.
- His gym bag was mildewy from wet clothes left inside too long.