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Meanings of moldy in English

Covered with or smelling of mold.

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Usage of moldy in English
1
In the pale light Simon could make out its greenish, moldy rungs.
The hangman's daughter
2
It was full, but not quite full, of moldy and forgotten books.
The Children's Pilgrimage
3
She began digging through various moldy trunks filled with equally moldy clothing.
A nameless witch
4
A moldy-looking bullhead mounted on a plaque hung over the mahogany bar.
Junky
5
Good flour has a slight pure smell, free from any moldy odor.
The Story of Crisco
6
A gust of damp air, full of a moldy smell, came up.
Five Thousand Dollars Reward
7
The earth was there under his hand, soft, sticky, moldy, smelling vilely.
The Desert of Wheat
8
But compared with the moldy academy in which I had been smothered--!
Main Street
9
They dangled from the saddle like dead eels, smelling of moldy garlic.
The Lair of Bones
10
Their pale faces shone out from beneath moldy hoods and mist-dampened cowls.
Heaven and the heather
11
He smelled moldy and wet, like leaves that had been rained on.
The Shining
12
You eat moldy garbage, and there are rats and lots of cockroaches.
Dexter in the Dark
13
He said his bread always got moldy before he could finish the loaf.
No one belongs here more than you: stories
14
The beer is cold, at least, but tastes like moldy water.
Before I fall
15
I could feel my pulse throbbing through my body, against the moldy deck.
The accidental demon slayer
16
I took his hand and gave him my moldy squirrel hide.
A nameless witch
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common