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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 dust storm, Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return, dustup, dust well, dust whirl, dusty , dusty clover, dusty miller, dustywing, Dutch, Dutch 200
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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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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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He was poring over a table covered with dusty papers, but he received us very affectionately.
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British Dictionary definitions for dusty 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to dusty chalky, dirty, sandy, crumbly, friable, grubby, sooty, unclean, untouched, granular, arenaceous, arenose, undusted, unswept