dusty

[ duhs-tee ]

/ ˈdʌs ti /

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adjective, dust·i·er, dust·i·est.

filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.

of the nature of dust; powdery.

of the color of dust; having a grayish cast.

Origin of dusty

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at dust, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dusty

dust·i·ly, adverb dust·i·ness, noun un·dust·y, adjective

Words nearby dusty

dustoor, dustpan, dustproof, dustsheet, dustup, dusty, dusty clover, dusty miller, dustywing, dutch, dutch 200

Example sentences from the Web for dusty

Alf Adams did not want to talk rats but he did want to show me his bottle collection preserved in a dusty shed.

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His body is swept away with all the others, like a dried-up fly in a dusty corner.

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Dusty books, smoking pipes, tarot cards, and a Ouija board fill the antique furniture positioning any object as a clue.

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Excuse me, I have to get the keffiyeh out of my dusty suitcase and pack a kilt.

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Tucked away antique shops are piled floor-to-ceiling with dusty relics.

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Michael dashed into the group and grabbed a handful of caps which he tossed into the dusty complications of the Laocon.

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Anna came down the hall, evidently trying to restrain a giggle at his dusty appearance.

In the Mist of the Mountains |Ethel Turner
The plant is generally sessile, sometimes more or less stemmed, at maturity filled with a dusty mass of spores and thread.

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He was poring over a table covered with dusty papers, but he received us very affectionately.

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She turned her head quickly and stared out at the tall pines which fringed the dusty road.

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British Dictionary definitions for dusty

dusty

/ (ˈdʌstɪ) /

adjective dustier or dustiest

covered with or involving dust

like dust in appearance or colour

(of a colour) tinged with grey; pale dusty pink

a dusty answer an unhelpful or bad-tempered reply

not so dusty informal not too bad; fairly well: often in response to the greeting how are you?

Derived forms of dusty

dustily, adverb dustiness, noun

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dusty

adjective, dust·i·er, dust·i·est.

Origin of dusty

OTHER WORDS FROM dusty

Words nearby dusty

Example sentences from the Web for dusty

British Dictionary definitions for dusty

adjective dustier or dustiest

Derived forms of dusty

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

dusty

adjective, dust·i·er, dust·i·est.

Origin of dusty

OTHER WORDS FROM dusty

Words nearby dusty

Words related to dusty

Example sentences from the Web for dusty

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adjective dustier or dustiest

Derived forms of dusty

British Dictionary definitions for dusty