"foosty" meaning in Scots

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfuːsti/ Forms: mair foosty [comparative], maist foosty [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French fust (“wood”) (modern French fût), from Latin fustis (“a cudgel”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|fro|fust||wood}} Old French fust (“wood”), {{der|sco|la|fustis||a cudgel}} Latin fustis (“a cudgel”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair foosty|||||superlative|maist foosty||||}} foosty (comparative mair foosty, superlative maist foosty), {{sco-adj}} foosty (comparative mair foosty, superlative maist foosty)
  1. Becoming or smelling mouldy or stale, as wet laundry or wood becomes without proper drying
    Sense id: en-foosty-sco-adj-v73izIKg
  2. Decaying
    Sense id: en-foosty-sco-adj-3UlqoTJs
  3. Possessing the quality of junk
    Sense id: en-foosty-sco-adj-ZSMtDFJO Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 31 11 58

Download JSON data for foosty meaning in Scots (1.5kB)

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