mouldy
/ˈməʊldi/adjective
उच्चारण मोल्डी
फफूँद लगा हुआ, फफूँदी वाला
Core word
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covered with or containing mould (= a green, grey or black substance that grows on old food or on objects left in warm wet air)
फफूँद लगा हुआ, फफूँदी वाला
- mouldy bread
- The walls of the old house were damp and mouldy.
- The cheese in the fridge had gone mouldy.
+ 2 more examples
- The mouldy smell of the damp room made him sneeze.
- Don't eat mouldy bread.
Synonyms mildewed musty rotten decaying bad
Opposite fresh
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British, informal
old and in bad condition
पुराना और खराब हालत में, सड़ा-गला
- a few mouldy old books
- The librarian threw away a stack of mouldy newspapers from the basement.
- He lives in a mouldy little room near the station.
+ 2 more examples
- The shelf was full of mouldy old textbooks.
- Radhika found a mouldy raincoat in the attic.
Synonyms shabby decrepit dilapidated
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
mouldy (adjective, before / after noun)
It describes food or objects that have mould growing on them. It can come before a noun or after 'be', 'go' and 'smell'.
यह उस भोजन या वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जिस पर फफूँद उग आई हो। यह noun से पहले या 'be', 'go', 'smell' के बाद आ सकता है।
- There was a mouldy loaf in the kitchen.
- The cheese smelt mouldy.
go mouldy
'Go mouldy' means to become covered with mould. It is the common phrase for what happens to food kept too long in damp places.
'Go mouldy' का अर्थ है फफूँद से ढक जाना। यह नम जगह पर बहुत देर रखे भोजन के लिए प्रचलित वाक्यांश है।
- The bread went mouldy in the monsoon.
- Leftovers go mouldy quickly in summer.
mouldy (informal): old and bad
In casual talk, 'mouldy' also means old, worn out or worthless, like 'a mouldy old sofa'.
बोलचाल में 'mouldy' का अर्थ पुराना, घिसा-पिटा या बेकार भी होता है, जैसे 'a mouldy old sofa'।
- He lives in a mouldy room above a tea shop.
- I don't want your mouldy old jokes.
mouldy vs rotten / stale
'Mouldy' means covered in fungus, 'rotten' means decayed and bad, and 'stale' means no longer fresh but not necessarily harmful.
'Mouldy' का अर्थ फफूँद लगा, 'rotten' का अर्थ सड़ा हुआ और 'stale' का अर्थ बासी है, जो हानिकारक होना आवश्यक नहीं।
- The bread was stale, but not mouldy.
mouldy as a complement
After verbs like 'be', 'look', 'smell' and 'taste', it is an adjective describing the thing. Do not add -ly to make an adverb; there is no adverb form in daily use.
'Be', 'look', 'smell', 'taste' जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद यह वस्तु का वर्णन करने वाला adjective है। इसमें -ly जोड़कर adverb नहीं बनाया जाता।
- The cupboard smells mouldy, so please air it.
+Collocations 6
mouldy + noun
breadcheesefruitwallcarpetbooks
- The mouldy carpet had to be thrown away after the flood.
verb + mouldy
goturnsmelllooktaste
- The oranges went mouldy at the bottom of the bag.
adverb + mouldy
slightlybadlycompletelya bit
- The jam was slightly mouldy around the edges.
mouldy + place
cellarroomkitchenbathroomstore room
- The books were kept in a mouldy store room for years.
mouldy + informal use
old sofaold jokemattressblanket
- She refused to sleep on the mouldy mattress.
cause of mouldy things
damphumidityleaking roofpoor ventilationmonsoon
- Poor ventilation turned the bedsheets mouldy in the humid flat.
“More examples 6
- The bread had gone mouldy because it was kept in a damp cupboard.
ब्रेड नम अलमारी में रखी थी, इसलिए उसमें फफूँद लग गई।
- Radhika found a mouldy orange at the bottom of her bag.
राधिका को अपने बैग की तह में एक फफूँद लगा संतरा मिला।
- The old library smelt mouldy during the rainy season.
बरसात के मौसम में पुरानी लाइब्रेरी से सीलन की गंध आती थी।
- Never eat food that looks mouldy, even if you cut off the bad part.
फफूँद लगा दिखने वाला भोजन कभी न खाएँ, चाहे आप खराब हिस्सा काट दें।
- The farmer lost his whole stock of grain because it turned mouldy.
किसान का सारा अनाज फफूँदी लग जाने से खराब हो गया।
- The tiles in the old kitchen were dark and mouldy at the corners.
पुरानी रसोई के कोनों में टाइलें काली और फफूँद लगी हुई थीं।