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dusty

[duhs-tee]

adjective

dustier, dustiest 
  1. filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.

  2. of the nature of dust; powdery.

  3. of the color of dust; having a grayish cast.



dusty

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. covered with or involving dust

  2. like dust in appearance or colour

  3. (of a colour) tinged with grey; pale

    dusty pink

  4. an unhelpful or bad-tempered reply

  5. informalnot too bad; fairly well: often in response to the greeting how are you?

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dustily adverb
  • dustiness noun
  • undusty adjective
  • ˈܲپԱ noun
  • ˈܲپ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dusty1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; dust, -y 1
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Photos show a huge part of the plane stuck in one of the hostel buildings, and a dusty, deserted mess hall with plates of uneaten food still on the tables.

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Outside Kakuma's food distribution centre, the sun beats down on the dry, dusty ground and security officers manage queues of refugees.

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The Scottish singer-songwriter nurtured those claws as a teenager, after discovering a dusty nylon-stringed guitar in a cupboard at their grandmother's house.

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People who live and work near dry and dusty areas are also at risk of being exposed to valley fever.

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By the end, you’ll probably be wondering why the room has suddenly gotten so dusty while at the same time cheering him on, loudly, in his post-Heartbreakers life.

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