Mouldy
adjective
Covered with or has growth of mould.
The bread in the cupboard is mouldy.
Often appears as...
- mouldy bread
- mouldy cheese
adjective
Old and not fresh.
The house had a mouldy, old smell.
Often appears as...
- mouldy smell
- mouldy air
adjective
Lacking freshness or vitality.
His ideas are mouldy and out of date.
Often appears as...
- mouldy ideas
- mouldy approach
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Covered with or has growth of mould.
The bread in the cupboard is mouldy.
Often appears as...
- mouldy bread
- mouldy cheese
adjective
Old and not fresh.
The house had a mouldy, old smell.
Often appears as...
- mouldy smell
- mouldy air
adjective
Lacking freshness or vitality.
His ideas are mouldy and out of date.
Often appears as...
- mouldy ideas
- mouldy approach
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visible Growth
Mouldy refers to visible spots or layers caused by fungal growth, often green, black, or white.
She tossed the mouldy strawberries in the trash.
Pro Tip 2/3Food and Objects
Commonly found on old food and damp surfaces or objects left in moist environments.
I need to clean the mouldy shower curtain.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
The term often implies something is spoiled, unclean, and should be discarded.
No one wants to eat mouldy fruit.
Pro Tip 1/3Visible Growth
Mouldy refers to visible spots or layers caused by fungal growth, often green, black, or white.
She tossed the mouldy strawberries in the trash.
Pro Tip 2/3Food and Objects
Commonly found on old food and damp surfaces or objects left in moist environments.
I need to clean the mouldy shower curtain.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
The term often implies something is spoiled, unclean, and should be discarded.
No one wants to eat mouldy fruit.
Pro Tip 1/3Visible Growth
Mouldy refers to visible spots or layers caused by fungal growth, often green, black, or white.
She tossed the mouldy strawberries in the trash.
Pro Tip 2/3Food and Objects
Commonly found on old food and damp surfaces or objects left in moist environments.
I need to clean the mouldy shower curtain.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
The term often implies something is spoiled, unclean, and should be discarded.
No one wants to eat mouldy fruit.
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Quote examples
Jessica Brown Findlay
English Actress
I shout at the radio when someone starts talking over the end of a song. Shut up! I don't want to hear that the DJ has just found a mouldy sandwich in the corner of the studio. Nor do I like it when the magic of something you're watching is shattered by an advert for Argos.
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Jessica Ennis-Hill
British Athlete
I was around 15 when I first wanted to compete in an Olympics. I even remember the first time I got to wear a GB kit as a junior. I've even kept it. It's in my mum's loft somewhere, probably gone mouldy by now.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
I've always hated the idea of carrying grudges and resentments around like a load of mouldy suitcases.
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Michael Winter
Canadian Writer
I plan to live to be 98, so I'll be the guy at Dundas and Yonge flogging a box of mouldy novels.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
Quote examples
Jessica Brown Findlay
English Actress
I shout at the radio when someone starts talking over the end of a song. Shut up! I don't want to hear that the DJ has just found a mouldy sandwich in the corner of the studio. Nor do I like it when the magic of something you're watching is shattered by an advert for Argos.
Quote examples
Jessica Ennis-Hill
British Athlete
I was around 15 when I first wanted to compete in an Olympics. I even remember the first time I got to wear a GB kit as a junior. I've even kept it. It's in my mum's loft somewhere, probably gone mouldy by now.
Quote examples
Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
I've always hated the idea of carrying grudges and resentments around like a load of mouldy suitcases.
Quote examples
Michael Winter
Canadian Writer
I plan to live to be 98, so I'll be the guy at Dundas and Yonge flogging a box of mouldy novels.
Quote examples
Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
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