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- (figurative) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.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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