mouldy

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: mould=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

mouldy, a. [From Mold the growth of fungi.].

 Overgrown with, or containing, mold; smelling of mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.  [1913 Webster]

mouldy,  

 See Mold, Molder, Moldy, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mouldy, adj. (US moldy) (-ier, -iest)
1 covered with mould.
2 stale; out of date.
3 colloq. (as a general term of disparagement) dull, miserable, boring.

Derivative

mouldiness n.

THESAURUS

mouldy

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