"Musty" is a word in ENGLISH

musty ENGLISH
Definition:

Dull; heavy; spiritless.

musty ENGLISH
Definition:

Spoiled by age; rank; stale.

musty ENGLISH
Definition:

Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which
substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul
or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books.

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Girls did that then – knocked themselves out to support some man’s notion of his own genius. What was Gavin doing to help pay the rent? Not much, though she suspected him of dealing pot on the side. Once in a while they even smoked some of that, though not often, because it made Constance cough. It was all very romantic.

Margaret Atwood, Stone Mattress: Nine Tales

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frouzy ENGLISH

Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight; slovenly; dingy. See Frowzy.

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fusty ENGLISH

Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank.

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rancid ENGLISH

Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.

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rank ENGLISH

Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue.

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