dusty

American  

[duhs-tee] / ˈdʌs ti /

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.

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dusty British  

/ 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?

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Other Word Forms

• dustily adverb
• dustiness noun
• undusty adjective

Etymology

Origin of dusty

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

Example Sentences

We’ve spent four years jamming out in this stinky, dusty garage.

From Literature

After walking on the dusty, compacted gravel floor of the midway for the last three hours, they feel like they’re two sizes bigger than they actually are.

From Literature

Clare returned the book to its dusty hiding place, forced to face a most harrowing reality: This was unprecedented.

From Literature

The terrain might look dry, dusty and seems rather barren, but it's far from that.

From BBC

The candies themselves looked like tiny, dusty potatoes: irregular little lumps of sweet cream with bits of coconut rolled in cinnamon, dusty and warm-smelling, tucked into a plastic tray.

From Salon

Related Words

• chalky
• dirty
• sandy