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Venerable vs Musty - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between venerable and musty

is that venerable is commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position while musty is having a stale odor.

venerable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
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    • , title= The attack of the MOOCs , passage=Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.}}
  • Worthy of reverence.
  • Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
  • Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
  • Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.

    • musty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a stale odor.
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    • , 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.