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dust·y D0436100 (dŭs′tē)adj. dust·i·er, dust·i·est 1. Covered or filled with dust.2. Consisting of or resembling dust; powdery.3. Tinged with gray.4. Timeworn; stale: the dusty precepts of a bygone era.
dust′i·ly adv.dust′i·ness n.dusty (ˈdʌstɪ) adj, dustier or dustiest1. covered with or involving dust2. like dust in appearance or colour3. (Colours) (of a colour) tinged with grey; pale: dusty pink. 4. a dusty answer an unhelpful or bad-tempered reply5. not so dusty informal not too bad; fairly well: often in response to the greeting how are you? ˈdustily adv ˈdustiness ndust•y (ˈdʌs ti)
adj. dust•i•er, dust•i•est. 1. filled, covered, or clouded with or as if with dust. 2. powdery. 3. of the color of dust; of grayish cast. [1175–1225] dust′i•ly, adv. dust′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | dusty - covered with a layer of dust; "a dusty pile of books"dust-coveredcovered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" | | 2. | dusty - lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"stale, moth-eaten, coldunoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham |
dustyadjective1. dirty, grubby, unclean, unswept, undusted The books looked dusty and unused.2. powdery, sandy, chalky, crumbly, granular, friable Inside the box was only a dusty substance.dustyadjectiveConsisting of small particles:fine, powdery, pulverous, pulverulent.Translationsdust (dast) noun1. fine grains of earth, sand etc. The furniture was covered in dust. 灰塵 灰尘2. anything in the form of fine powder. gold-dust; sawdust. 粉末 粉末 verb to free (furniture etc) from dust. She dusts (the house) once a week. 除塵 去掉...上的灰尘ˈduster noun a cloth for removing dust. 除塵布 抹布ˈdusty adjectivea dusty floor. 佈滿灰塵的 满是灰尘的ˈdustiness noun 佈滿灰塵 满是灰尘dustbin (ˈdasbin) noun (American ˈgarbage-can or ˈtrash-can) a container for household rubbish. 垃圾桶 垃圾箱dust-jacket (ˈdasdʒӕkit) noun the loose paper cover of a book. 書套 包书纸，书皮 dustman (ˈdasmən) noun a person employed to remove household rubbish. 清潔工 清洁工dustpan (ˈdaspӕn) noun a type of flat container with a handle, used for holding dust swept from the floor. 畚箕 簸箕ˈdust-up noun a quarrel. There was a bit of a dust-up between the two men. 爭吵 争吵dust down to remove the dust from with a brushing action. She picked herself up and dusted herself down. 刷掉灰塵 刷掉灰尘throw dust in someone's eyes to try to deceive someone. 試圖矇騙某人 欺骗某人dusty
dusty millerAny of several low-growing plants that have fuzzy stems and leaves. I think I've got a dusty miller growing in my back yard.See also: dusty, millernot so dustyFairly or passably good; acceptable or adequate. Primarily heard in UK. We had a cricket team of our own when I was a young lad. We weren't so dusty, either!See also: dusty, nota dusty replyold-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful reply or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty reply from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty reply.See also: dusty, replya dusty answerold-fashioned A curt, rude, or unhelpful answer or response. Primarily heard in UK. I got a dusty answer from the customer service agent when I asked if I could cancel my contract early. If you're hoping to get an extension on the assignment from the professor, you're likely to get a dusty answer.See also: answer, dustyrusty-dusty1. adjective Characterized by red or rust-colored soil or dust. I love running along the rusty-dusty trails in the foothills of these mountains.2. slang One's buttocks. Primarily heard in US. Get up off your rusty-dusty and go take out the trash!dusty buttrude slang Someone who is short in stature. Oh yeah, a dusty butt like Janine will have a hard time seeing over all of these people in the crowd.See also: butt, dustya dusty answer or a dusty reply BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf you ask for something or suggest something and you get a dusty answer or a dusty reply, you receive an unpleasant and negative answer. He asked three times to speak to the king, but each time received a dusty answer. Ask a world-class sportsman to spend several hours testing your product and you are likely to receive a dusty reply.See also: answer, dustya dusty answer a curt and unhelpful reply. British The source of this expression is probably a passage in George Meredith's Modern Love ( 1862 ): ‘Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!’See also: answer, dustynot so dusty (of a person's health or situation) fairly good. British informal, datedSee also: dusty, nota dusty ˈanswer (old-fashioned, British English) an unhelpful or a sharp response to a request or question: When I asked the company what their policy was on this matter, I received a very dusty answer.See also: answer, dustyduck-butt1. n. a very large pair of buttocks. (Use with caution.) What an enormous duck-butt! 2. and dusty butt n. a short person, especially someone with large buttocks. (Rude and derogatory.) The duck-butt who just came in reminds me of somebody I once knew. dusty butt verbSee duck-buttSee also: butt, dustyrusty-dusty n. the posterior; the buttocks. (see also duster.) I almost kicked him in the rusty-dusty. dusty
dusty (of a colour) tinged with grey; pale MedicalSeedustDUSTY
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Synonyms for dustyadj dirtySynonyms- dirty
- grubby
- unclean
- unswept
- undusted
adj powderySynonyms- powdery
- sandy
- chalky
- crumbly
- granular
- friable
Synonyms for dustyadj consisting of small particlesSynonyms- fine
- powdery
- pulverous
- pulverulent
Synonyms for dustyadj covered with a layer of dustSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking originality or spontaneitySynonymsRelated Words |