Fusty \Fusty\, a. [Compar. {Fustier}; superl. {Fustiest}.] [See {2d Fust}.] 1. Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank. "A fusty nut." "Fusty plebeians." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Moping. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] A melancholy, fusty humor. --Pepys. [1913 Webster]