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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This is not a dusty collection or hodgepodge of Gold Rush artifacts placed around a xeriscape.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The old shelves with their dusty cans were gone, replaced by three wooden pillars, each with a small platform at chest height.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Then use a cloth to wipe out dusty corners.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
For makeup, the artist dressed Kardashian’s face with bubblegum pink blush and and dusty pink shadow.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The old shelves with their dusty cans were gone, replaced by three wooden pillars, each with a small platform at chest height.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Then use a cloth to wipe out dusty corners.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
For makeup, the artist dressed Kardashian’s face with bubblegum pink blush and and dusty pink shadow.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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