mustied en · ADJ
Etymology
From musty + -ed.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Made musty.
The air in a cask is musty, or mustied, because it is bound or confined.
1825, William Samuel Cardell, Essay on Language:But ſeveral ſovving of VVheat at that time, becauſe 'tvvas the uſual time of doing of it, it lay in the Ground till Rain came, vvhich vvas the latter end of October firſt, and then but part of it came up neither, becauſe it was muſtied and ſpoiled vvith lying so long in the Ground; […]
1708, J[ohn] Mortimer, “Of Sowing of Corn”, in The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC, book II, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more mustied | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mustied | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |