dusty
See also: Dusty
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English dusty, dusti, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English dūstiġ, dystiġ, dȳstiġ (“dusty”), equivalent to dust + -y. Cognate with Dutch donzig (“cottony, downy, woolly”), German dunstig (“hazy, misty”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dusty (comparative dustier, superlative dustiest)
- Covered with dust.
- Powdery and resembling dust.
- Grey in parts.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse)
Synonyms
- (covered with dust): dust-ridden
Derived terms
Translations
covered with dust
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powdery and resembling dust
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grey in parts
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English dūstiġ; equivalent to dust + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dusty
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “dū̆stī (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-04.
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