dusty

IPA: dˈʌsti

Root Word: Dusty

noun

  • A diminutive of the male given name Dustin.
  • (Britain) a nickname for someone with the surname Miller

adjective

  • Covered with dust.
  • Powdery and resembling dust.
  • Grey or greyish.
  • (figurative) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.
  • (African-American Vernacular, slang) Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse).
  • (Britain, slang, chiefly in negative constructions) Ugly, unwell, inadequate, bad.
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Examples of "dusty" in Sentences

  • The building is barren and dusty.
  • Just like the dusty ones on the shelf.
  • Much of the landscape is rocky and dusty.
  • It is just like the dusty ones on the shelf.
  • The hairs impart a dusty gray color to the plant.
  • Dusty, grimy leaves can be inhibitive for plant growth.
  • The player finds the Eidolon in an abandoned, dusty laboratory.
  • The central star itself is hidden in the dusty band at the center.
  • Dusty was disconcerted about Gunnar and stayed in the hut with him.
  • Clerks in dusty stores moved with the majestic inertia of tall ships becalmed.
  • But when you ride in dusty conditions, always use an Outerwear or K&N precharger.
  • Gane (7501) will be sent to Stalag as the Doctor forbids work in dusty conditions.
  • The rest have been sitting in dusty archives in the form of negatives, slides, glass plates, etchings, and prints.
  • He stopped at a lonesome table specializing in dusty Afro Beat records and placed the rare one he sought under the needle of his machine.
  • -- Glenn Gannon stood in dusty, steel-toed boots and white hard hat on the grassy dike at Lake Okeechobee, one of the biggest lakes in America and one of the most worrisome.
  • Elena's brother Heraclio, a husky fellow in dusty jeans and black jersey, had now arrived at the house, taking a break from his construction job to translate the interview and explain the needlepoint technique.

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