Translations for „fusty“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

fusty <-ier, -iest> [ˈfʌstɪ] ADJ pej

1. fusty (smelling damp and stale):

fusty

за́тхлый

fusty

спёртый

fusty room

непрове́тренный

2. fusty (old-fashioned):

fusty

несовреме́нный

fusty

старомо́дный

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English

Knitting has been done for centuries -- but recently it has cast off its traditional fusty image, becoming a glamorous pastime.

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It is an old, fusty idea, first advocated by elite, academic theorists a century or more ago.

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By 1906, the fort had fallen into neglect; one author commenting in this year talked of the repulsive-looking barracks, so grim and grotesque, and smelling so damp and fusty.

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Solid band, strong debut, ambitious front man, big songs, but fusty enough in pursuit of greatness to fit the bill.

grantland.com

No matter what us fusty old emailers say.

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For those of us outside the fusty world of philately, there are few reasons to get excited about stamps.

www.independent.co.uk

It's a smart allegorical private-eye yarn set in an ominous, fusty world dominated by sentient fungi.

www.ft.com

Within these parameters, there's surprisingly plenty of scope to be playful with one's style without looking fusty or far-fetched.

www.irishexaminer.com

Will it seem stale and fusty, even to print-minded readers, without blogs and other digitally-oriented content around it?

www.niemanlab.org

The fusty and staid have made way for the raw and rocky.

www.stuff.co.nz