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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On the outskirts of Lima, Peru, locals stumbled upon some dusty items in a vacant lot.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The difficult history of one girl’s community unfolds in a world inspired by the humid swamps and bayous near New Orleans and the dusty sawmills of LaSalle Parish.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Outside, Archer Avenue is lonesome in the daylight, austere Resurrection Cemetery stretching along one side and depressed dusty parking lots and industrial-looking buildings lining the other side.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The doors also slide open to reveal an adjustable shelf with storage for anything from your dusty DVD collection to game night puzzles.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The difficult history of one girl’s community unfolds in a world inspired by the humid swamps and bayous near New Orleans and the dusty sawmills of LaSalle Parish.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Outside, Archer Avenue is lonesome in the daylight, austere Resurrection Cemetery stretching along one side and depressed dusty parking lots and industrial-looking buildings lining the other side.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The doors also slide open to reveal an adjustable shelf with storage for anything from your dusty DVD collection to game night puzzles.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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