tunkkainen — meaning in English

English meaning

• fusty adj Smelling damp and moldy.
• musty adj Having a stale, damp smell, often from mold 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 Smelling damp and moldy.
2. adj Having a stale, stuffy smell, as in a room that needs airing.
3. adj Stuck in old ways and unwilling to move with the times.
4. adj Having a taste picked up from the wooden barrel it was stored in.

musty — full definition

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 adj Outdated or old-fashioned in a stale way, said of ideas or attitudes.

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