"moldy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈmoʊldi/ Audio: en-us-moldy.ogg [US] Forms: moldier [comparative], more moldy [comparative], moldiest [superlative], most moldy [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊldi Etymology: mold + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mold|y}} mold + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} moldy (comparative moldier or more moldy, superlative moldiest or most moldy)
  1. Covered with mold. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-moldy-en-adj-WTHfrlpq
  2. Stale or musty. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-moldy-en-adj-cT-ZKVWX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mouldy [Commonwealth]

Inflected forms

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