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modrig

musty, mouldy-smelling

adjective MOH-drikh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Usage Note

modrig describes the characteristic smell and feel of damp, rotting organic material — ein modriger Geruch, modrige Luft in a cellar. It focuses on the olfactory quality of decay, distinguishing it from schimmelig (visibly mouldy).

Examples

"Aus dem alten Keller stieg ein modriger Geruch auf."

Natural Translation

A musty smell rose up from the old cellar.

Literal Translation

From the old cellar rose a musty smell up.

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