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Fusty vs Dusty - What's the difference?

fusty | dusty |

As adjectives the difference between fusty and dusty

is that fusty is moldy or musty while dusty is covered with dust.

As a proper noun Dusty is

a given name, diminutive of Dustin.

fusty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Moldy or musty.
  • Stale-smelling or stuffy.
  • (figuratively, by extension) old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
  • (of wine) Tasting of the cask.
  • Derived terms

    * fustily * fustiness

    dusty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered with dust.
  • powdery and resembling dust
  • gray/grey in parts
  • Derived terms

    * dusty miller

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