Dusty

  • 11dusty — ► ADJECTIVE (dustier, dustiest) 1) covered with or resembling dust. 2) staid and uninteresting. DERIVATIVES dustily adverb dustiness noun …

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  • 12dusty — [[t]dʌ̱sti[/t]] dustier, dustiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If places, roads, or other things outside are dusty, they are covered with tiny bits of earth or sand, usually because it has not rained for a long time. They started strolling down the… …

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  • 13dusty — adjective 1 covered with dust: a dusty road | The shelves are really dusty. 2 dusty blue/pink etc blue etc that is not bright but is slightly grey: The curtains had faded to a dusty pink. 3 literary subjects, facts etc that are dusty are not… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14dusty */ — UK [ˈdʌstɪ] / US adjective Word forms dusty : adjective dusty comparative dustier superlative dustiest 1) covered with dust a dusty old violin case 2) covered with dry soil or sand A dusty trail led through the forest. 3) used for describing a… …

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  • 15dusty — dust|y [ˈdʌsti] adj 1.) covered with dust ▪ Adrian cycled along the dusty road. ▪ Everything s really dusty. 2.) dusty blue/pink etc blue etc that is not bright but is slightly grey ▪ The curtains had faded to a dusty pink …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16dusty — adjective (dustier; est) Date: 13th century 1. covered or abounding with dust 2. consisting of dust ; powdery 3. resembling dust 4. lacking vitality ; dry < dusty scholarship > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17dusty — dust|y [ dʌsti ] adjective * 1. ) covered with dust: a dusty old violin case 2. ) covered with dry earth or sand: A dusty trail led through the forest. 3. ) used for describing a color that is not bright because it has some gray in it: a dusty&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18dusty — adjective 1) the floor was dusty Syn: dirty, grimy, grubby, unclean, soiled, mucky, sooty; undusted; informal grungy, cruddy Ant: clean 2) dusty sandstone Syn …

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  • 19dusty — adj. (dustier, dustiest) 1 full of, covered with, or resembling dust. 2 dry as dust; uninteresting. 3 (of a colour) dull or muted. Phrases and idioms: dusty answer a curt rejection of a request. dusty miller 1 any of various plants, esp.&#8230; …

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  • 20dusty — adjective 1) the floor was dusty Syn: dirty, grimy, grubby, mucky, unswept 2) dusty sandstone Syn: powdery, crumbly, chalky, granular, soft, gritty …

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