dustier; dustiest
1
: covered or abounding with dust
2
: consisting of dust : powdery
3
: resembling dust
4
: lacking vitality : dry
dusty scholarship
5
British
: unsatisfactory
—used especially in the phrases dusty answer and not so dusty
Examples of dusty in a Sentence
He pulled dusty candlesticks from the shelf.
His new tie is a dusty blue.
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The Hippie Tree — a giant eucalyptus perched at the top of a dusty hill — is a quick jaunt from downtown.
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Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
This off-grid expedition behemoth is prepared to spend up to 2 full weeks at a time in the deep, dusty backcountry.
—C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
Soon, survey crews showed up, bulldozers were spotted along dusty roads, and the Army Corps of Engineers arranged private meetings.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
In the past, artificial greenery may have looked, well, fake—but today’s faux plants are a far cry from their dusty counterparts.
—Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
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Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
This off-grid expedition behemoth is prepared to spend up to 2 full weeks at a time in the deep, dusty backcountry.
—C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
Soon, survey crews showed up, bulldozers were spotted along dusty roads, and the Army Corps of Engineers arranged private meetings.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
In the past, artificial greenery may have looked, well, fake—but today’s faux plants are a far cry from their dusty counterparts.
—Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for dusty
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“Dusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusty. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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