fusty in Spanish
fusty in Spanish is apolillado, desfasado, trasnochado — fusty means smelling damp and mouldy.
fusty in Spanish
apolillado
(figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
desfasado
(figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
trasnochado
(figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
viejuno
(figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
What does "fusty" mean?
- adj Smelling damp and mouldy.
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adj Having a stale, stuffy smell, as in a room that needs airing.
"You always knew where to find him if he were wanted; he would be in his study with a book. Very likely it would be an old, old book, some fusty old thing that no one else would dream of reading."
- adj Stuck in old ways and unwilling to move with the times.
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adj Having a taste picked up from the wooden barrel it was stored in.
"Alison had a mouthful of warm, rather fusty wine and lay back on the grass, cupping the back of her head in her hand."
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fusty in a sentence
- You always knew where to find him if he were wanted; he would be in his study with a book. Very likely it would be an old, old book, some fusty old thing that no one else would dream of reading.
- Alison had a mouthful of warm, rather fusty wine and lay back on the grass, cupping the back of her head in her hand.
- Now consider what happens when that flavor is not fresh lemon but scorched garlic or some fusty wine. Unpleasant flavors are distributed at the same molecular level as good ones.
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What is "fusty" in Spanish?
"fusty" in Spanish is apolillado, desfasado, trasnochado. fusty means: Smelling damp and mouldy.
Are there other ways to say "fusty" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "fusty": apolillado, desfasado, trasnochado, viejuno.
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