frowsty

And the house itself was quite different from the dark, frowsty, fish-smelling hut of Arsheesh and from the pillared and carpeted halls in the palaces of Tashbaan.

Kids will continue to play and watch, drawn to the accoutred frowsty barn with its nets and stumps by family or school or the basic joy of bat and ball.

In a frowsty office a man sits in front of a broken computer.

I loved the frowsty look of my fellow-passengers, their faces creased by the ivory light, their clothes lying dishevelled on the dark red moquette.

Frowsty film buffs might be wary of the form, perhaps due to associations with emotionally inauthentic pop videos and musicals.