Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foisty

/ˈfɔɪstɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foisty
IPA: /ˈfɔɪstɪ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

mouldy, musty, fusty

Example Sentences

"Thrash not Wheat to keep untill March, lest it prove foisty."
"Papers 150 years old, mildewed, rotten and stinking like muck; and mouldy foisty old books dating from 1638."

Etymology

From foist + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: foist

Inflected Forms

more foisty (comparative) most foisty (superlative)

Derived Forms

foistily foistiness

Questions

How do you pronounce foisty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔɪstɪ/.
What does foisty mean?: mouldy, musty, fusty
Where does foisty come from?: From foist + -y.

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