Mustily
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a musty manner.
"1603, Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, translated by John Florio, The Second Chapter, “Of Repenting,” […] nor are there any spirits, or very rare ones, which in growing old taste not sowrely and mustily."
Example
More examples"1603, Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, translated by John Florio, The Second Chapter, “Of Repenting,” […] nor are there any spirits, or very rare ones, which in growing old taste not sowrely and mustily."
Etymology
From musty + -ly.
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