moldy

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mold·y

(mōl′dē)

adj. mold·i·er, mold·i·est

1. Covered with or containing mold: moldy bread.

2. Musty or stale, as from age or decay.

mold′i·ness n.

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moldy

(ˈməʊldɪ)

adj, moldier or moldiest

the US spelling of mouldy

ˈmoldiness n

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mold•y

(ˈmoʊl di)

adj. mold•i•er, mold•i•est.

1. overgrown or covered with mold.

2. musty, as from decay or age.

3. Informal. old-fashioned; outmoded.

[1350–1400]

mold′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

moldy - covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"

mouldy, musty

stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"

moldy

adjective

Smelling of mildew or decay:

frowzy, fusty, musty, putrid, rancid, rank, rotten.

Translations

عَفِن

plesnivý

muggen

homeinen

pljesniv

かびた

곰팡 슨

plesniv

möglig

ซึ่งปกคลุมด้วยรา

küflü

bị mốc

发霉的

moldy

→ عَفِن plesnivý muggen schimmelig μουχλιασμένος mohoso homeinen moisi pljesniv ammuffito かびた 곰팡 슨 schimmelig muggen spleśniały bolorento, embolorado заплесневелый möglig ซึ่งปกคลุมด้วยรา küflü bị mốc 发霉的

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