Definition of DUSTY

dusty

Plural: dusties

Adjective Satellite

  • covered with a layer of dust
    • "a dusty pile of books"
  • lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

Adj

  • Covered with dust.
  • Powdery and resembling dust.
  • Grey or greyish.
  • Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.
  • Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse).
  • Ugly, unwell, inadequate, bad.

Noun

  • A medium-brown color.
  • An old bottle of spirits that has been kept for a long time.
  • A miller (from the image of millers being covered in flour dust).
  • A supply petty officer.
  • A recording of music from another era, especially R&B; an oldie.
  • An old person, especially one who is unwilling to change with the times.
  • A person of mixed race who has a swarthy complexion.
  • A migrant farmer from the dustbowl.
  • A dustman.
  • A duststorm.
  • A clump of dust; a dust bunny.

Adjective

  • Covered with or full of dust; having a dull or faded appearance.

Examples

  • a dusty carpet
  • a dusty peach color
  • He wiped a DUSTY tear from his eye after realizing his opponent just played ’QUIZZES’.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English dusty, dusti, from Old English dūstiġ, dystiġ, dȳstiġ (“dusty”), equivalent to dust + -y. Cognate with Dutch donzig (“cottony, downy, woolly”), German dunstig (“hazy, misty”).

Synonyms

cold, dust-covered, moth-eaten, stale, dust-ridden

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

dusty: valid Words With Friends Word