dusty

[ duhs-tee ]

adjective

, dust·i·er, dust·i·est.

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. a dusty answer
   an unhelpful or bad-tempered reply
5. not so dusty informal.
   not too bad; fairly well: often in response to the greeting how are you?

Derived Forms

• ˈdustiness, noun
• ˈdustily, adverb

Other Words From

• dusti·ly adverb
• dusti·ness noun
• un·dusty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dusty¹

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

Related Words

• chalky
• dirty
• sandy