sawdusty

[ saw-duhs-tee ]

adjective

1. filled with or suggesting sawdust.
2. without profound meaning or interest; tiresome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sawdusty¹

First recorded in 1860–65; sawdust + -y ¹

Example Sentences

"The cook times here always seem shockingly short to other people," Lawson writes, "but the truth is we've all been overcooking turkeys for years, and then complaining about how dull and sawdusty they are. If your turkey starts at room temperature, and is untrussed and without stuffing, and your oven thermostat is working correctly, these cooking times hold."

From Salon

I remember Mr Hubble as a tough, high-shouldered, stooping old man, of a sawdusty fragrance, with his legs extraordinarily wide apart: so that in my short days I always saw some miles of open country between them when I met him coming up the lane.

From Literature

Whenever I’ve purchased one — as I have a multitude of times — all hopes of deliciousness were shot following that first rubbery, sawdusty bite.

From Washington Post

The monkeys’ vocalizations sound like the Lorax’s “sawdusty sneeze.”

From Washington Post

The researchers say the Lorax’s voice, described in the book as a “sawdusty sneeze,” resembles patas monkeys’ wheezing alarm yell.

From Science Magazine