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Definition of "dusty" []

  • Covered or filled with dust. (adjective)
  • Consisting of or resembling dust; powdery. (adjective)
  • Tinged with gray. (adjective)
  • Timeworn; stale: the dusty precepts of a bygone era. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dusty" in a sentence
  • "-- Glenn Gannon stood in dusty, steel-toed boots and white hard hat on the grassy dike at Lake Okeechobee, one of the biggest lakes in America and one of the most worrisome."
  • "He stopped at a lonesome table specializing in dusty Afro Beat records and placed the rare one he sought under the needle of his machine."
  • "But when you ride in dusty conditions, always use an Outerwear or K&N precharger."