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单词 dustiness
释义

dusty

adjective

ˈdə-stē How to pronounce dusty (audio)
dustier; dustiest
1
: covered or abounding with dust
2
: consisting of dust : powdery
3
: resembling dust
4
: lacking vitality : dry
dusty scholarship
5
British : unsatisfactory
used especially in the phrases dusty answer and not so dusty
dustily
ˈdə-stə-lē How to pronounce dusty (audio)
adverb
dustiness
ˈdə-stē-nəs How to pronounce dusty (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • fine
  • floury
  • powdery
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Example Sentences

He pulled dusty candlesticks from the shelf. His new tie is a dusty blue.
Recent Examples on the Web There was no air-conditioning and the cars were dusty, but the memory stuck with her nevertheless. New York Times, 11 June 2022 On a hot Thursday in July, two archaeologists bumped along a dusty road in the middle of the Great Salt Lake Desert. Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 The latest film perhaps belongs in the Warrens' basement trophy room with all the others, sealed off from the present day like a dusty museum of artifacts. Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 1 June 2021 As detailed above, shorter trips, track time, and dusty roads can cause your oil to break down faster and need to be changed earlier. Jack Keebler, Car and Driver, 26 Apr. 2022 The maze of dusty private roads saw no government upkeep or improvement. Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021 And then only a couple hours’ drive along crowded, dusty, potholed roads to rural villages where swarms of industrious kids buzz around outdoor marketplaces helping do business during what are supposed to be school hours. Ben Goertzel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021 In a special magazine section on Oct. 3, some of my colleagues will give you even more, as others have been digging into this paper’s archives and dusty files. Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2021 Meanwhile, local police are searching dusty files for crimes that match Little’s confessions — so far with uneven results. Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

dusty

adjective

ˈdə-stē How to pronounce dusty (audio)
dustier; dustiest
1
: filled or covered with dust
2
: resembling dust
dusty soil

dustiness

noun

as in blackness
the state or quality of being dirty we were glad for a shower after the dustiness of the hike

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • blackness
  • staining
  • dirtiness
  • grubbiness
  • dinginess
  • uncleanliness
  • dinge
  • sordidness
  • soilage
  • griminess
  • foulness
  • uncleanness
  • squalidness
  • filthiness
  • messiness
  • nastiness
  • untidiness
  • smuttiness
  • discoloration
  • squalor
  • impurity
  • sloppiness
  • muddiness
  • insanitation
  • impureness
  • sootiness
  • mussiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cleanliness
  • spotlessness
  • purity
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