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foistiness

foistiness noun: mouldiness; mustiness.

Noun

foistiness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) mouldiness; mustiness

Origin of foistiness

From foisty + -ness.

Questions about foistiness

What does foistiness mean?
Foistiness means mouldiness; mustiness.
What part of speech is foistiness?
Foistiness is a noun.

Words near foistiness in the dictionary

  1. foisted
  2. foisted off
  3. foister
  4. foisters
  5. foisteth
  6. foistiness
  7. foisting
  8. foisting off
  9. foistings
  10. foists
  11. foists off

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