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Definition of Mustiness
1. Noun. The quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy.
Generic synonyms: Staleness
Derivative terms: Moldy, Musty, Musty, Musty, Musty
Definition of Mustiness
1. n. The quality or state of being musty.
Definition of Mustiness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being musty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mustiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mustiness
Literary usage of Mustiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"It would appear that the mustiness of the damp hay penetrated through the peel
and pervaded the whole interior of the Orange, giving a peculiar and ..."
2. The Book Buyer by Charles Scribner's Sons (1903)
"As to mustiness—how well I remember it !— it takes its place with the " odor of
... There was some noise, a good deal of movement, and no mustiness. ..."
3. Legislative Document by New York (State). Legislature (1919)
"HOLDS AND mustiness Any wetting of the shell of the egg should be carefully avoided.
There is grave danger of mustiness, molding, and the dissolving of the ..."
4. Report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University by Cornell University, New York State College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station (1919)
"MOLDS AND mustiness Any wetting of the shell of the egg should be carefully avoided.
There is grave danger of mustiness, molding, and the dissolving of the ..."
5. Horses & Stables by Frederic Wellington Fitzwygram (1911)
"mustiness is a further stage resulting from damp. ... In this respect it will be
seen that sprouting differs from mustiness or mouldiness, ..."
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