"mouldy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmoʊldi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mouldy.wav Forms: mouldier [comparative], more mouldy [comparative], mouldiest [superlative], most mouldy [superlative]
Etymology: From mould + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mould|-y}} mould + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} mouldy (comparative mouldier or more mouldy, superlative mouldiest or most mouldy)
  1. Covered with mould. Synonyms: rotten Translations (covered with mould): плесенясал (plesenjasal) (Bulgarian), imbirdigadu (Campidanese Sardinian), 臭殕 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 生菇 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 上殕 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 發霉的 (fāméi de) (Chinese Mandarin), plesnivý [masculine] (Czech), beschimmeld (Dutch), mucida (Esperanto), homeinen (Finnish), moisi (French), balorento [masculine] (Galician), muffìtu (Gallurese), ობიანი (obiani) (Georgian), დაობებული (daobebuli) (Georgian), ობმოკიდებული (obmoḳidebuli) (Georgian), ობით დაფარული (obit daparuli) (Georgian), schimmelig (German), verschimmelt (German), penészes (Hungarian), apak (Indonesian), apek (Indonesian), ammuffito (Italian), mucido (Italian), かびた (kabita) (Japanese), boloradu (Kabuverdianu), bloróde (Kabuverdianu), 곰팡이가 핀 (gompang'iga pin) (Korean), mūcidus (Latin), kāhekaheka (Maori), puruhekaheka (Maori), pūhekaheka (Maori), pōhekaheka (Maori), hekaheka (Maori), hōpurupuru (Maori), hakuhaku (Maori), fyniġ (Old English), fyniht (Old English), bepilzt (Plautdietsch), schemlich (Plautdietsch), spleśniały [masculine] (Polish), embolorado (Portuguese), mofado (Portuguese), bolorento (Portuguese), muced (Romanian), заплесневе́лый (zaplesnevélyj) (Russian), заплесневе́вший (zaplesnevévšij) (Russian), murighinadu [Logudorese] (Sardinian), muffìtu (Sassarese), mugaratu (Sassarese), pljesniv (Serbo-Croatian), mohoso (Spanish), möglig (Swedish), küflü (Turkish), mốc (Vietnamese), mốc meo (Vietnamese), פֿאַרשימלט (farshimlt) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-mouldy-en-adj-TsoyzdnW Disambiguation of 'covered with mould': 95 2 2 1
  2. Showing signs of neglect; disused. Synonyms: disused, neglected
    Sense id: en-mouldy-en-adj-j2Sj-13O
  3. (UK, colloquial) Worthless; lousy; rotten. Tags: UK, colloquial
    Sense id: en-mouldy-en-adj-Yv15bsKd Categories (other): British English, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 7 39 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 9 5 45 42
  4. (obsolete, slang, derogatory) Gray-headed, whether from age or hair powder. Tags: derogatory, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-mouldy-en-adj-hLm6d~Yp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Gallurese translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kabuverdianu translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sardinian translations, Terms with Sassarese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 20 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 8 27 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 9 7 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 6 6 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 5 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 8 28 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 9 26 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 10 8 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 5 28 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 8 28 55 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 10 7 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 9 8 28 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Gallurese translations: 9 7 27 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 10 7 31 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 10 11 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 8 7 28 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 10 26 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 11 8 28 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 7 8 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 7 8 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Kabuverdianu translations: 5 4 8 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 9 7 27 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 7 8 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 7 39 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 7 27 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 9 5 45 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 3 2 13 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 10 27 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 7 26 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 8 28 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 7 8 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Sardinian translations: 10 7 27 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Sassarese translations: 9 7 27 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 10 7 27 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 6 6 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 7 27 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 7 27 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 10 7 27 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 8 7 27 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: moldy [US] Derived forms: mouldily, mouldiness Related terms: mould

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "obiani",
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          "word": "ობიანი"
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          "roman": "daobebuli",
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          "sense": "covered with mould",
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          "sense": "covered with mould",
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          "sense": "covered with mould",
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          "roman": "kabita",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gompang'iga pin",
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          "word": "곰팡이가 핀"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "covered with mould",
          "word": "mūcidus"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "covered with mould",
          "word": "kāhekaheka"
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          "word": "fyniġ"
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          "word": "bepilzt"
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          "sense": "covered with mould",
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          "word": "spleśniały"
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          "sense": "covered with mould",
          "word": "embolorado"
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          "word": "mofado"
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          "sense": "covered with mould",
          "word": "muced"
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          "roman": "zaplesnevélyj",
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          "word": "заплесневе́лый"
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          "word": "imbirdigadu"
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          "_dis1": "95 2 2 1",
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          "sense": "covered with mould",
          "word": "mohoso"
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          "_dis1": "95 2 2 1",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "covered with mould",
          "word": "möglig"
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          "_dis1": "95 2 2 1",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "covered with mould",
          "word": "küflü"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 2 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "covered with mould",
          "word": "mốc"
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          "_dis1": "95 2 2 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "covered with mould",
          "word": "mốc meo"
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          "_dis1": "95 2 2 1",
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          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "farshimlt",
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          "text": "Let him be great, as e'er he will, / He's rotten at the heart's core still; / Yet counsel from his mouldy pate, / Supports the trembling chair of state, / And scatters with unsparing hand, / A thousand miseries o'er the land; […]",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plesenjasal",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "плесенясал"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
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      "word": "臭殕"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
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      "word": "生菇"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
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      "word": "發霉的"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "beschimmeld"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "mucida"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "homeinen"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "moisi"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
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      "word": "balorento"
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      "word": "muffìtu"
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      "roman": "obiani",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "ობიანი"
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      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "დაობებული"
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      "word": "ობმოკიდებული"
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      "word": "ობით დაფარული"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "penészes"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "apek"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "かびた"
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      "roman": "gompang'iga pin",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "곰팡이가 핀"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "mūcidus"
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "kāhekaheka"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "puruhekaheka"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "pūhekaheka"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "pōhekaheka"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "hekaheka"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "hōpurupuru"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "hakuhaku"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "fyniġ"
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "fyniht"
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      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "bepilzt"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "schemlich"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
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      "word": "spleśniały"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "embolorado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "mofado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "bolorento"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "muced"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaplesnevélyj",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "заплесневе́лый"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "zaplesnevévšij",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "заплесневе́вший"
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      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "imbirdigadu"
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "muffìtu"
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      "code": "sdc",
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      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "mugaratu"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "pljesniv"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "mohoso"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "möglig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "küflü"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "mốc"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "mốc meo"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "farshimlt",
      "sense": "covered with mould",
      "word": "פֿאַרשימלט"
    }
  ],
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}

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