Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Affected by or abounding in mildew; moldy.
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- adjective Of, pertaining to, or affected with
mildew
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Examples
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It can’t really be called narcississm if you’re up to your ankles in mildewy laundry, sobbing from the pain in your chewed-up breasts, writing for release, solace, community … bubandpie Said,
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The book was a kind of mildewy cave of rhetoric that, not unlike Brian Clough himself, could have happily contained your wine collection.
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At the outset, my shower curtain was dirty and mildewy, and 5 of the 12 holder holes were ripped through.
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They rise up like little flames from the spring soil, burst like fireworks covered in ants, and then gently fall back to the earth--perhaps a little mildewy--and hide again until the next spring.
Maria Rodale: My Top 10 Favorite Flowers Maria Rodale 2011
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Books bought were a bit mildewy, but irresistible for their covers and ` some content.
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I was accelerating through interstellar space in my XB-34 when our English teacher, a mildewy character named Mr
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Books bought were a bit mildewy, but irresistible for their covers and ` some content.
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Books bought were a bit mildewy, but irresistible for their covers and ` some content.
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It's been the cause of wind burn, athlete's foot, and mildewy body odor.
Mike Gellman: No Boarding Mike Gellman 2010
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It's been the cause of wind burn, athlete's foot, and mildewy body odor.
Mike Gellman: No Boarding Mike Gellman 2010
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