dusty
pronunciation
How to pronounce dusty in British English:
UK [ˈdʌsti]
How to pronounce dusty in American English:
US [ˈdʌsti]
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- Adjective:
- covered with a layer of dusty
Word Origin
- dusty (adj.)
- early 13c., from dust + -y (2). Related: Dustiness.
Antonym
Example
- 1. They were sitting side by side on the dusty floor .
- 2. If you want a suntan , you cannot beat the dusty sands of mercury .
- 3. Youths in white uniforms hang around in the dusty compound in the stifling afternoon heat .
- 4. To gauge the status of the scheme , reuters visited a dozen building sites in the dusty city of shijiazhuang south of beijing .
- 5. Design boutiques , art galleries , and coffee houses sit beside old printing shops , chinese medicine vendors and dusty antique stores .