"moldy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmoʊldi/ Audio: en-us-moldy.ogg [US] Forms: moldier [comparative], more moldy [comparative], moldiest [superlative], most moldy [superlative], mouldy [alternative]
Rhymes: -əʊldi Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English mowlde English mold Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English moldy From mold + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mold<id:fungus>|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle English mowlde English mold Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English moldy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mold", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-kos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "moldy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="moldy"> From mold + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er,more}} moldy (comparative moldier or more moldy, superlative moldiest or most moldy), {{tlb|en|American spelling}} (American spelling)
  1. Covered with mold. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-moldy-en-adj-WTHfrlpq
  2. Stale or musty. Tags: US
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moldily, moldiness

Inflected forms

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