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dusty
[ duhs-tee ]
/ ˈdʌs ti /
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adjective, dust·i·er, dust·i·est.
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OTHER WORDS FROM dusty
dust·i·ly, adverbdust·i·ness, nounun·dust·y, adjectiveWords nearby dusty
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British Dictionary definitions for dusty
dusty
/ (ˈdʌstɪ) /
adjective dustier or dustiest
covered with or involving dust
like dust in appearance or colour
(of a colour) tinged with grey; paledusty 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, adverbdustiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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