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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Just past the cattle-ranching town of Bridgeport in northern California, near the border of Nevada, this deserted mining community is frozen in time along its dusty desert road.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
The fan grates in the walk-in cooler were dusty, and the walk-in freezer evaporator lacked part covers.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Red oaks, present across the state, have subtle red leaves, while trees in the white oak group, with several in southern Michigan, feature yellow or dusty red leaves.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Electronics When your television screen get dusty or your touch-screen electronics get filmy, Schrader cautions you to keep the sponge away.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
The fan grates in the walk-in cooler were dusty, and the walk-in freezer evaporator lacked part covers.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Red oaks, present across the state, have subtle red leaves, while trees in the white oak group, with several in southern Michigan, feature yellow or dusty red leaves.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Electronics When your television screen get dusty or your touch-screen electronics get filmy, Schrader cautions you to keep the sponge away.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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