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dusty

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dust⋅y

  [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; ME; see dust, -y 1

Related forms:
dust⋅i⋅ly, adverb
dust⋅i⋅ness, noun
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dust·y   (dŭs'tē)   
adj.   dust·i·er, dust·i·est

  1. Covered or filled with dust.

  2. Consisting of or resembling dust; powdery.

  3. Tinged with gray.

  4. Timeworn; stale: the dusty precepts of a bygone era.

dust'i·ly adv., dust'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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