mouldy

English

Alternative forms

• moldy (US)

Etymology

From mould +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊldi/

Adjective

mouldy (comparative mouldier or more mouldy, superlative mouldiest or most mouldy)

1. Covered with mould.

   Synonym: rotten

2. Neglected.

   Synonyms: disused, neglected

3. (UK, colloquial) worthless; lousy; rotten
   • 2014, Patricia Combs, Café Paradise:

     'Go cuddle up to your mouldy old papers,' she shouted at him. 'See how warm they'll keep you.' She slammed the door and made to walk off.

Derived terms

• mouldily
• mouldiness

 

Related terms

• mould

Translations

covered with mould

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 發霉的 (zh), 发霉的 (zh) (fāméi de)

• Czech: plesnivý (cs) m
• Finnish: homeinen (fi)
• French: moisi (fr)
• Galician: balorento m
• Gallurese: muffìtu
• Georgian: ობიანი (obiani), დაობებული (daobebuli), ობმოკიდებული (obmoḳidebuli), ობით დაფარული (obit daparuli)
• German: schimmelig, verschimmelt (de)
• Hungarian: penészes (hu)
• Indonesian: apak (id), apek (id)
• Italian: ammuffito (it), mucido (it)
• Japanese: かびた (ja) (kabita)
• Korean: 곰팡이가 핀 (gompang-iga pin)
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• Latin: mūcidus
• Maori: kāhekaheka, puruhekaheka, pūhekaheka, pōhekaheka, hekaheka, hōpurupuru, hakuhaku
• Portuguese: embolorado, mofado, bolorento (pt)
• Romanian: muced (ro)
• Russian: заплесневе́лый (ru) (zaplesnevélyj), заплесневе́вший (ru) (zaplesnevévšij)
• Sardinian:

  Campidanese: imbirdigadu

  Logudorese: murighinadu

• Sassarese: muffìtu, mugaratu
• Spanish: mohoso (es)
• Swedish: möglig (sv)
• Vietnamese: mốc (vi), mốc meo (vi)
• Yiddish: פֿאַרשימלט (farshimlt)

neglected — see neglected