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- adjective
comparative form ofmusty : moremusty
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Examples
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The air was thicker, the old house smelled mustier.
Tough Customer Sandra Brown 2010
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They were deeper underground now, the air was mustier and the light dimmer.
Kahen no Ame H-M Brown 2010
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One of them favoured a slightly mentholated mix, while the other's was mustier, with notes of sandalwood and cinnamon.
Snuffing away 2007
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You can easily find one on Amazon or you might get lucky nosing around the used bookstores that trade in scifi, usually the mustier ones.
Archive 2007-02-01 Tripp 2007
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You can easily find one on Amazon or you might get lucky nosing around the used bookstores that trade in scifi, usually the mustier ones.
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One of them favoured a slightly mentholated mix, while the other's was mustier, with notes of sandalwood and cinnamon.
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I also have fond memories of visits to the local libraries- the cosy local branch with its musty shelves and mustier assistants, or, for a specially exciting outing, a Saturday morning at the junior section of Newcastle Central.
bookworm 2005
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I could scent familiar, ancient perfumes, traces of mustier smells.
The Dreamthief's Daughter Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2001
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The herbs hanging from the rafters could no longer mask the sour reek and the drier, mustier scent beneath.
Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001
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We descended to a lower level, darker, mustier and colder: the Queens rooms.
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe Sandra Gulland 2000
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