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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After Sanchez Toledo was loaded onto an ambulance for his injuries, the deputy took his dusty brown cowboy boots and held them up in the air.
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Shoshana Walter, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
Two people were killed and two others injured when two vehicles collided head-on Friday evening along a dusty, deserted stretch of road in the Antelope Valley, authorities said.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
From rich red ‘Valentine’ to nearly orange ‘Sungold’ and the dusty plum of ‘Purple Bumble Bee,’ cherry tomatoes add instant color to a plate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
The dusty brown scrapbook, long presumed lost but recently unearthed in the back of a cluttered closet, filled in some of the answers.
—John Ficarra, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
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Shoshana Walter, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
Two people were killed and two others injured when two vehicles collided head-on Friday evening along a dusty, deserted stretch of road in the Antelope Valley, authorities said.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
From rich red ‘Valentine’ to nearly orange ‘Sungold’ and the dusty plum of ‘Purple Bumble Bee,’ cherry tomatoes add instant color to a plate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
The dusty brown scrapbook, long presumed lost but recently unearthed in the back of a cluttered closet, filled in some of the answers.
—John Ficarra, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
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“Dusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusty. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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