mustily
In damp-smelling fashion
Mustily is the adverb form of musty—in a stale, damp, or moldy manner.
The word usually describes how something smells: The basement smelled mustily of old cardboard and mildew.
It can also suggest something outdated or antiquated: He spoke mustily of traditions no one remembered.
Stale from disuse
- stuffyLacking fresh air
- airlessHaving no atmosphere
- stagnantWithout movement or progress
- unventilatedWithout air circulation
close · frowsty · dank · oppressive · suffocating · smothering · stifling · heavy
Covered in fungal growth
- mildewedAffected by fungal growth
- rottingOrganic matter decomposing
- dampSlightly wet
- decomposingOrganic matter breaking down
fungal · mildewy · putrid · festering · crumbling · deteriorating · disintegrating · corroded
fusty
Stale from disuse
unventilated · close · frowsty · dank · oppressive · suffocating · smothering · stifling · heavy · fuggy
moldy
Covered in fungal growth
decomposing · fungal · mildewy · putrid · festering · crumbling · deteriorating · disintegrating · corroded · rusted
abandoned
Left behind completely
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- disusedNo longer in operation
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
unkempt · dusty · cobwebbed · grimy · dingy · shabby · derelict · forsaken · untouched · shuttered
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
outdated · outmoded · archaic · obsolete · fusty · stuffy · Victorian · Edwardian · mothballed · preserved