dusty
Origin of dusty
1Other words from dusty
- dust·i·ly, adverb
- dust·i·ness, noun
- un·dust·y, adjective
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How to use dusty in a sentence
It was the poorest, dingiest, dustiest little escutcheon that ever bore so pretentious a device.
Kentucky in American Letters, v. 2 of 2 | John Wilson TownsendIn a Chinese village during a time of drought a missionary saw a row of idols put in the hottest and dustiest part of the road.
Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad | VariousIt faces the dustiest of tramway lines now, but one is thankful for any writing on any wall that gives a clue to the past.
Diplomatic Days | Edith O'ShaughnessyLloyd George drew the dullest and dustiest of all portfolios—the Board of Trade.
The War After the War | Isaac Frederick Marcosson"Harry, we had the dustiest trip I ever seen in my life," he added, as with his companions he left the table.
Laramie Holds the Range | Frank H. Spearman
British Dictionary definitions for dusty
/ (ˈdʌstɪ) /
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
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