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foisty

/ˈfɔɪstɪ/

foisty adjective: mouldy, musty, fusty.

Adjective

foisty (comparative more foisty, superlative most foisty)

  1. mouldy, musty, fusty
    • Thrash not Wheat to keep untill March, lest it prove foisty.1669, John Worlidge, Systema agriculturae: The Mystery of Husbandry Discovered
    • Papers 150 years old, mildewed, rotten and stinking like muck; and mouldy foisty old books dating from 1638.2000, Samuel Bamford, Martin Hewitt, Robert Poole, The Diaries of Samuel Bamford, page 2

Forms of foisty

comparativemore foisty
superlativemost foisty

Origin of foisty

From foist + -y.

Words formed from foisty

Questions about foisty

What does foisty mean?
Foisty means mouldy, musty, fusty.
What part of speech is foisty?
Foisty is an adjective.
How do you pronounce foisty?
Foisty is pronounced /ˈfɔɪstɪ/.

Words near foisty in the dictionary

  1. foisting off
  2. foistings
  3. foists
  4. foists off
  5. foistware
  6. foisty
  7. Foisy
  8. Foisys
  9. FOIT
  10. foitite
  11. foitites

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