mustiness in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mustiness in the English»Italian Dictionary

mustiness [Brit ˈmʌstɪnəs, Am ˈməstinəs] N

1. mustiness:

mustiness (of room)

odore m di chiuso, di muffa

mustiness (of book, clothing)

odore m di muffa

2. mustiness fig:

mustiness of ideas

idee ammuffite

mustiness of thinking

modo di pensare antiquato

Translations for mustiness in the Italian»English Dictionary

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odore di chiuso

musty or stuffy smell, mustiness

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English

It was a smell compounded from sweat and mustiness and black poverty inheriting white cast-offs.

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The mustiness from the laterite walls with the smell of paint is inimical on rainy days.

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The opposition wants an election, because the season and their politics are in synch - calling for a spring cleaning in which mustiness can be swept away.

news.bbc.co.uk

People had gone into it, smelled its mustiness, touched its contents, but when they returned in daylight it had utterly vanished.

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The sips round out with a slight mustiness.

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At the same time he allows a fresh, almost anachronistic wit to percolate, warding off the dread spirit of historical mustiness.

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Infused flavours can cover up a multitude of oil sins, including mustiness, bitterness and dullness.

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It's "earthy" -- equal parts freshness, moisture, mustiness and ferment.

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There is some mustiness from the hops and an aroma of pear or apple peel.

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But the atmosphere is intimate and informal -- so much so that a woman at the next table had eased her trainers off, adding a not unpleasant mustiness to the ambience.

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