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dustiness
dust·y
/
ˈdʌs
ti
/
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[
duhs
-tee
]
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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
,
-y
1
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
(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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
dusty
early 13c., from
dust
+
-y
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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