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

/ ˈdʌstɪ /

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. informal,  not too bad; fairly well: often in response to the greeting how are you?

Other Word Forms

• dustiness noun
• dustily adverb
• undusty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dusty¹

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; dust, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Astronomers posit that the most massive aging stars also might be the dustiest.

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The primary instrument is tack piano, which evokes a dusty street in an old western, and she sings of a spiritual connection forged by song.

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For almost a year, the green tent that Lichtenberg bought at Walmart with $77 borrowed from his mother served as a home in a dusty encampment here known as the Dice.

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From the Gaia data, the findings support the picture of asteroids as loosely held together rubble piles, with lots of holes and cavities blanketed in thick, dusty regolith.

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To the side lay a stuffed panda doll, dusty and discarded on what remained of a kitchen counter.

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Related Words

• chalky 
• dirty 
• sandy