Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Musty: stale.
  • Damp; muggy.
  • High-tempered; violent.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Prov. Eng. Damp; musty.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective UK, dialect damp; musty
  • adjective rare, obsolete bad-mannered

Etymologies

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Perhaps akin to German Reif hoarfrost.

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  • Though most people think he is daft he

    Makes some think, “not crazy but crafty.”

    I doubt it’s a feint

    ‘Cause clever he ain’t.

    The man is authentically rafty.

    November 20, 2017