fusty

adjective4

1. •
   Moldy or musty.
2. •
   (figurative) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.

   • Oh sweet surprise - oh dear delight To find it undisputed quite - All musty, fusty rules despite, That Art is wrong and Nature right! — 1893
3. •
   Stale-smelling or stuffy.

   • You always knew where to find him if he were wanted; he would be in his study with a book. Very likely it would be an old, old book, some fusty old thing that no one else would dream of reading. — 1915
4. •
   Tasting of the cask.

   • Now consider what happens when that flavor is not fresh lemon but scorched garlic or some fusty wine. Unpleasant flavors are distributed at the same molecular level as good ones. — 2015