mouldy
/ˈmoʊldi/
mouldy adjective: covered with mould.
Adjective
mouldy (comparative mouldier or more mouldy, superlative mouldiest or most mouldy)
- Covered with mould.
- Synonyms:
- mouldering, mucid, rotten
- Showing signs of neglect; disused.
- Synonyms:
- disused, hoary, neglected, anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, backward
- Worthless; lousy; rotten.
- 'Go cuddle up to your mouldy old papers,' she shouted at him. 'See how warm they'll keep you.' She slammed the door and made to walk off.2014, Patricia Combs, Café Paradise
- Gray-headed, whether from age or hair powder.
- Let him be great, as e'er he will, / He's rotten at the heart's core still; / Yet counsel from his mouldy pate, / Supports the trembling chair of state, / And scatters with unsparing hand, / A thousand miseries o'er the land; […]1820, Satirical and Political Pamphlets, page 27
- Synonyms:
- grizzly, hoary, silver-haired, gray / grey, gray-headed / grey-headed, grey-haired / gray-haired, grisly, grizzled, silvery-haired, white-haired
Noun
mouldy (plural mouldies)
- A torpedo.
- I knew something of gunnery once, but now I'm on the shelf. I myself would risk the mouldies and fight at close quarters—we have the legs of Fritz and could choose our own range—but in-fighting means tremendous risks, and the dear stupid old public would howl for my head if the corresponding losses...2021, Bennet Copplestone, The Silent Watchers: England's Navy during the Great War
mouldy meaning in Bengali, Malayalam, Indonesian and Vietnamese
mouldy in Bengali
- ছত্রাক ধরা, শ্যাওলাধরা, পচা
mouldy in Malayalam
- musty, mildewed, mildewy
- പൂപ്പുപിടിച്ച, ജീർണ്ണിച്ച, പൂപ്പുകൊണ്ടുമൂടിയ, പൂത്ത, പൂപ്പലടിച്ച, പൂപ്പുരോഗം ബാധിച്ച
mouldy in Indonesian
- covered with mould
- apak, apek
mouldy in Vietnamese
- covered with mould
- mốc, mốc meo
Synonyms of mouldy
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- archaic
- backward
- backwards
- behind the times
- cobwebbed
- cobwebby
- dated
- defunct
- desuete
- discontinued
- dootsie
- elderly
- extinct
- expired
- fossilized
- Havishamesque
- idle
- Miss Havishamesque
- obsolete
- old
- oldfangled
- old-fashioned
- old school
- outdated
- outmoded
- out of date
- out of fashion
- outworn
- parachronistic
- passé
Forms of mouldy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | mouldier |
| comparative | more mouldy |
| superlative | mouldiest |
| superlative | most mouldy |
| alternative US | moldy |
| Noun | |
| plural | mouldies |
Origin of mouldy
From mould + -y.
Words formed from mouldy
Words that rhyme with mouldy
Questions about mouldy
- What does mouldy mean?
- Mouldy means covered with mould.
- What is mouldy in Bengali?
- Mouldy in Bengali is ছত্রাক ধরা, শ্যাওলাধরা, পচা. See Mouldy meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is mouldy?
- Mouldy can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce mouldy?
- Mouldy is pronounced /ˈmoʊldi/.
Words near mouldy in the dictionary
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