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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Kalas first started searching for a dusty disk around Fomalhaut in 1993, hoping to see for the first time the debris left over after planet formation.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
Every December, Earth plows through a dusty lane of debris in space, and the night becomes illuminated by streaks of meteors.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Many traditional litters either clump too softly or clump while gradually turning into dusty sludge that sticks and smells over time.
—Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
This can get unsanitary since the dust can circulate in the air of your home, and for some models, dusty coils can affect how efficiently your fridge cools.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
Every December, Earth plows through a dusty lane of debris in space, and the night becomes illuminated by streaks of meteors.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Many traditional litters either clump too softly or clump while gradually turning into dusty sludge that sticks and smells over time.
—Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
This can get unsanitary since the dust can circulate in the air of your home, and for some models, dusty coils can affect how efficiently your fridge cools.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 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 25 Dec. 2025.
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