MOLDY (moldier, moldiest)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: moldier    , moldiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does moldy mean? 

• MOLDY (adjective)
  The adjective MOLDY has 1 sense:

1. covered with or smelling of mold

  Familiarity information: MOLDY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOLDY (adjective)

Comparative: moldier   
Superlative: moldiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Covered with or smelling of mold

Synonyms:

moldy; mouldy; musty

Context example:

a moldy (or musty) odor

Similar:

stale (lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age)

Derivation:

mold (a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter)

moldiness (the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy)

 Context examples 

Systemic and pulmonary reactions resulting from inhalation of dust from moldy hay, threshing dust, or moldy straw, by persons who have become hypersensitive to antigens in the dust.

(Farmer's Lung, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Ochratoxin A is a widespread, naturally occurring mycotoxin that is produced by some fungi, especially by Aspergillus and Penicillium, and is a very common food contaminant found on grains, coffee beans, nuts, decaying vegetation, moldy cereals and animal feeds.

(Ochratoxin A, NCI Thesaurus)