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Mouldy meaning

  1. Covered with mould.
  2. Showing signs of neglect; disused.
  3. Worthless; lousy; rotten.

Synonyms of Mouldy

Using Mouldy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Covered with mould. | Showing signs of neglect; disused. | Worthless; lousy; rotten.
  • Useful related words include: moldy, musty, stale.
  • In the example corpus, mouldy often appears in combinations such as: with mouldy, mouldy bread, was mouldy.

Context around Mouldy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Mouldy

  • In this selection, "mouldy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, get, gone, goes, bread, consider and produce stand out and add context to how "mouldy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include brim with mouldy food and condition and mouldy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mouldy" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mouldy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Mouldy wall in the kitchen. (5 words)

Can you really eat mouldy, gone-off cheese? (8 words)

Chopping boards were found “in a worn condition and mouldy”. (10 words)

Consumer Expert Tom Church said: “If you’ve ever opened your loaf of bread to make a sandwich, only to discover that it’s gone mouldy, consider placing a stick of celery into the bread bag. (36 words)

If you've noticed that no matter how much detergent you put in your laundry still comes out with a mouldy smell, it might be high time you gave the washing machine a good clean. (35 words)

She claimed she has spent 'thousands' replacing household items and baby toys such as moses baskets, shoes, clothes, boots, sofas, bunk beds - even food in the cupboards which goes 'mouldy' before the sell-by date. (35 words)

Can you really eat mouldy, gone-off cheese? (8 words)

Example sentences (20)

She said: “I feel like most of us have been dealing with mouldy bread and not knowing how to properly store our bread so that it doesn’t get mouldy.

Concerns were dismissed, people were made to feel they were being over critical, tenants were gaslighted and made to feel it was their fault their home was mouldy, or cold, or in bad condition.

Consumer Expert Tom Church said: “If you’ve ever opened your loaf of bread to make a sandwich, only to discover that it’s gone mouldy, consider placing a stick of celery into the bread bag.

He wrote: "Totnes is like any other small town in England insofar as there are limited shops and people will try to sell you mouldy produce at an ‘organic’ price.

If you smell a musty or mouldy odour, you could have a mould problem—some people say that mould smells like dirty socks or feet.

If you've noticed that no matter how much detergent you put in your laundry still comes out with a mouldy smell, it might be high time you gave the washing machine a good clean.

One place was mouldy, and its floors were so wet with damp that they’d gone wavy.

She claimed she has spent 'thousands' replacing household items and baby toys such as moses baskets, shoes, clothes, boots, sofas, bunk beds - even food in the cupboards which goes 'mouldy' before the sell-by date.

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Wearing gloves and a face mask, Auri opens the fridge and finds it full to the brim with mouldy food.

We have all no doubt had an opened jar of pesto going mouldy in the fridge.

After an hour, use the protective gloves and scrub the mouldy area thoroughly with a stiff scrub brush to loosen the mould from the surface.

Barbara Segri said she felt like a 'prisoner' in her mouldy home.

By using a spray bottle, you can cover any mouldy sections of grout with undiluted white vinegar.

Can you really eat mouldy, gone-off cheese?

Chopping boards were found “in a worn condition and mouldy”.

He even used their money while on holiday in Spain with the mum and daughter at one found to only have mouldy rolls as food.

Inspectors from the National Consumer Commission found this mouldy bread in a spaza shop in Naledi, Soweto, recently.

It also instructed Four Seasons to replace mouldy chopping boards, clear cobwebs from the kitchen ceiling, and remove clutter from the rear yard, food storage area and food shelves.

Mouldy wall in the kitchen.

That's usually wise because the fungi that make food mouldy can also produce poisons, called mycotoxins, that can make you very sick.

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Common combinations with mouldy

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mouldy" in a sentence?
An example: "She said: “I feel like most of us have been dealing with mouldy bread and not knowing how to properly store our bread so that it doesn’t get mouldy." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mouldy" from authentic English texts.
What does "mouldy" mean?
Mouldy means: Covered with mould.
What are synonyms of "mouldy"?
Common synonyms of "mouldy" include: moldy, musty, stale.
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