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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The dusty, white imprints appear to be paw prints, though their origin remains unclear.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
With an energetic local fanbase, the busyness belies its location — near railroad tracks and a dusty surface parking lot.
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In tests with 20 watts of laser power, the system reached drilling speeds near 1 meter per hour, and up to 3 meters per hour in loose or dusty ice.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
With an energetic local fanbase, the busyness belies its location — near railroad tracks and a dusty surface parking lot.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
In tests with 20 watts of laser power, the system reached drilling speeds near 1 meter per hour, and up to 3 meters per hour in loose or dusty ice.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
From his old-fashioned, telephone-bearing, dusty-typewriter office, Joe Silvermann (Adam Godley), Private Eye, listens to news of the explosion on the radio.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Dusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusty. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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