mouldly

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English

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Etymology

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From mould +‎ -ly.

Adjective

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mouldly (comparative more mouldly, superlative most mouldly)

  1. (obsolete) mouldy
    • 1744, Mark Akenside, Pleasures of Imagination:
      Some in learning's garb,
      With formal band, and sable-cinctur'd gown,
      And rags of mouldly volumes.