Definition of ADUST

adust

Adjective Satellite

  • dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
    • "a vast desert all adust"
  • burned brown by the sun; - Sir Walter Scott
    • "of an adust complexion"

Adj

  • Abnormally dark or over-concentrated (associated with various states of discomfort or illness, specifically being too hot or dry).
  • Hot and dry; thirsty or parched.
  • Burnt or having a scorched colour.

Adjective

  • Scorched, burned, or dried out by heat.

Examples

  • After three hours of intense Scrabble, my brain felt completely adust.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French aduste, and its source, Latin adustus (“burnt, scorched”), past participle of adūrere.

Scrabble Score: 6

adust: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
adust: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adust: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

adust: valid Words With Friends Word