fusty

adjective · 16th century

It carries the distinct, unmistakable aroma of a pub carpet that has seen better decades.

Applied to someone who is offensively drunk or smelling of stale, sour liquor.

In the wild

“Keep your distance, for he has been fusty in the tavern all afternoon.”

Origin

Used since the 16th century, it stems from the Old French fust, meaning a cask, linking the state of the man to the dregs of the barrel.