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Definition: FOISTY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Fusty; musty.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb foistily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(foistily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective foisty.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Foisty" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Foisty \Foist"y\, adjective. Fusty; musty. [Obsolete]. (references)

Definition: FOISTY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Fusty; musty.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb foistily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(foistily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective foisty.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FOISTY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Foisty \Foist"y\, adjective. Fusty; musty. [Obsolete]. (references)