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Passe vs Musty - What's the difference?

passe | musty | Related terms |

Passe is a related term of musty.


As a noun passe

is .

As an adjective musty is

having a stale odor.

passe

English

Alternative forms

* passe

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (colloquial) dated; out of style; old-fashioned
  • * We'll paint the town blue 'cause, baby, red is so passé. - The Pierces
  • * I never thought you'd be a junkie, because heroin is so passé. - The Dandy Warhols
  • Past one's prime; worn; faded.

    • Usage notes

    As in French, is sometimes used for the feminine: "a passée belle".

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fencing) An attack that passes the target without hitting.

    • Anagrams

    * English borrowed terms ----

    musty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a stale odor.
  • *, chapter=12
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=So, after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor.