fust
- noun
- /fʌst/
- Archaic
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- The wine had developed a fust scent, indicating it was no longer good to drink.
Examples
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Suddenly I missed Brass (equal parts Goethe's Faust and Johann Fust, the first publisher), who appreciated that books had lasted for fourteen hundred years for a reason.
Academic text (2000) -
The cellar had a strong fust that made it clear the old wood was damp.
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After years of neglect, the attic smelled of fust from the forgotten boxes and musty books.
Synonyms
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3.4
A bad, stale smell from damp or old things
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2.8
Air that smells old and feels heavy
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9.9
Stuffy, smoky air in a room that feels unpleasant to breathe
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9.9
An unpleasant strong smell that comes from old or dirty things
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7.2
A stale, slightly moldy smell or taste in old damp things
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4.2
Air that smells stale and damp in a closed room
A bad, stale smell from old, damp things
An unpleasant damp smell in places like basements or cellars
A stale, musty smell in a room or object
A bad, stale smell or taste on food and in rooms that shows rot
Antonyms
How Musty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fust is related to older words for 'wood', like Latin fustis, and to the English word fusty; picture things left in a wooden chest that go damp and give a 'musty' smell. So fust means a stale, 'musty' smell.