moldily

In fungal fashion

In a moldy manner—with mustiness, staleness, or decay.

The word appears rarely, usually describing something done in a way suggesting age and neglect: The old books sat moldily on the shelf, their pages yellowed and damp.

dampness

musty

Stale from dampness

soggy · humid · fusty · mildewed · dank · muggy · wetness · moisture · dampness · waterlogged

fungal

spores

Asexual reproductive bodies

aspergillus · hyphae · fungicide · musty · dank · cellar · basement · fuzzy · furry · spotted

decay

rot

Organic breakdown process

deteriorate · fester · perish · crumble · rancid · disintegrate · corrode · wither · tarnish · blight

neglect

dusty

Coated with fine particles

neglected · unkempt · shabby · dingy · decrepit · grimy · grubby · squalid · drab · gloomy

Opposites
freshness/decay

moldilyfreshly

Recently made or done

cleanly · fragrantly · sweetly · crisply · purely

temporal currency (figurative)

moldilyfreshly

Recently made or done

modernly · innovatively · contemporarily · newly · recently

Phrases
Family

moldier, moldiest, moldiness, molding, moldings

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G