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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : duhs-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʌs ti |
Definition of dusty
Origin :- early 13c., from dust + -y (2). Related: Dustiness.
- adj filled with or covered with powdery particles
- And so they go, up the white, dusty road, to the campo santo.
- Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase
- But if there's a secret anywhere, it's only a dull, dusty sort of secret.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- The gentle August night had cooled and soothed the dusty atmosphere.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- The embassy occupies but one of them, where it heaps up its dusty archives.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Jennie sat tracing a pattern on the dusty floor with the point of her parasol.
- Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
- The few ornaments were new, and not at all dusty or dingy or tawdry.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- There was an old standish on the mantelshelf containing a dusty apology for all three.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- The track was now so dusty that it was difficult to see the contesting cars.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- In the dusty and exposed dug-outs, which were now our refuge, men revived.
- Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
- It was hot and dusty, but five minutes' walk led the weary to the cliff.
- Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
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