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.
Recent Examples on the Web
During the event, the metal detectorist stumbled on a dusty tool.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
In his thirties, Privat and his soon-to-be wife, Jane, took over a dusty restaurant at the seaside near Narbonne.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Before placing your copies of prom photos in a dusty shoe box with your parents' photos—puffy sleeves and all—or storing it on a desktop folder, there is still the custom of posting a picture on Instagram.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
The football stadium’s $100 million Garry Weber End Zone Complex is loud and dusty, but its locker rooms, weight room, meeting rooms, and full kitchen and training table will be ready for S.M.U.’s 484 student-athletes come August.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Unlike the Serengeti or the Mara, Amboseli is for much of the year an arid, dusty place.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024
Grab it in four colors besides white: dusty purple, powder blue, navy, and black.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Mizrahi went back to the music, and came up with a rich color palette of dusty magentas, mossy greens, and mustard-y yellows anchored by bright poppy red, lavenders, and orange-y oranges.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
This week, three laborers were killed and two others injured by yet another mine, leaving a truck split in half and human remains scattered across a dusty road.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
In his thirties, Privat and his soon-to-be wife, Jane, took over a dusty restaurant at the seaside near Narbonne.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Before placing your copies of prom photos in a dusty shoe box with your parents' photos—puffy sleeves and all—or storing it on a desktop folder, there is still the custom of posting a picture on Instagram.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
The football stadium’s $100 million Garry Weber End Zone Complex is loud and dusty, but its locker rooms, weight room, meeting rooms, and full kitchen and training table will be ready for S.M.U.’s 484 student-athletes come August.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Unlike the Serengeti or the Mara, Amboseli is for much of the year an arid, dusty place.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024
Grab it in four colors besides white: dusty purple, powder blue, navy, and black.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Mizrahi went back to the music, and came up with a rich color palette of dusty magentas, mossy greens, and mustard-y yellows anchored by bright poppy red, lavenders, and orange-y oranges.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
This week, three laborers were killed and two others injured by yet another mine, leaving a truck split in half and human remains scattered across a dusty road.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Dusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusty. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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