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dusty

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dust·y

   [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.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see dust, -y1

Related forms
dust·i·ly, adverb
dust·i·ness, noun
un·dust·y, adjective
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dusty (ˈdʌstɪ)
 
—adj , dustier, dustiest
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.  informal not so dusty not too bad; fairly well: often in response to the greeting how are you?
 
'dustily
 
—adv
 
'dustiness
 
—n

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dusty
early 13c., from dust + -y (2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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