tunkkainen — meaning in English

English meaning

• fusty adj Moldy or musty.
• musty adj Having a stale, damp smell, often from mould or lack of fresh air.
• stuffy adjective Lacking fresh air; poorly ventilated and uncomfortably warm.

Senses

tunkkainen is used for these senses in English:

• fusty Moldy or musty.
• fusty Stale-smelling or stuffy.
• musty Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally) , having a stale or unfresh odour or taste.
• stuffy Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.

fusty — full definition

1. adj Moldy or musty.
2. adj Stale-smelling or stuffy.
3. adj Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
4. adj Tasting of the cask.

musty — full definition

1. adj Having a stale, damp smell, often from mould or lack of fresh air.
2. adj Outdated or old-fashioned in a stale way, said of ideas or attitudes.

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