dustier; dustiest
1
: covered or abounding with dust
2
: consisting of dust : powdery
3
: resembling dust
4
: lacking vitality : dry
dusty scholarship
5
British
: unsatisfactory
—used especially in the phrases dusty answer and not so dusty
Examples of dusty in a Sentence
He pulled dusty candlesticks from the shelf.
His new tie is a dusty blue.
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Its head is outfitted with LED lights that illuminate dark, dusty areas.
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
For a piece in this week’s issue, Helfand speaks with all parties involved, and even visits Elvis in his current resting place, amid dusty knickknacks and towering piles of junk in an office behind a mechanic’s garage.
—Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Regolith, the fine, dusty, sandlike particles that cover both the lunar and Martian surfaces, could be a primary ingredient to make these dwellings.
—Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Take it from someone who has bought, sold, found, cleaned, and restored some dusty, oily gems: Your records probably need a good bath.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2025
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
For a piece in this week’s issue, Helfand speaks with all parties involved, and even visits Elvis in his current resting place, amid dusty knickknacks and towering piles of junk in an office behind a mechanic’s garage.
—Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Regolith, the fine, dusty, sandlike particles that cover both the lunar and Martian surfaces, could be a primary ingredient to make these dwellings.
—Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Take it from someone who has bought, sold, found, cleaned, and restored some dusty, oily gems: Your records probably need a good bath.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dusty
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“Dusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusty. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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