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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So, walking alone through the dusty snow feels a bit like a disappearing act.
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Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
And fans end up getting to talk about their team like fans, not custodians of some dusty historical archive nobody wants to visit.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The idea is to enhance your own natural lip color tone, such as rose pinks, dusty mauves, and rich berries, lending a more mature and put-together feel than the super glossy looks previously preferred.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
The crinkling sound of foil unwrapping scared the pigeons, which flew to the other side of the dusty lot.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
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Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
And fans end up getting to talk about their team like fans, not custodians of some dusty historical archive nobody wants to visit.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The idea is to enhance your own natural lip color tone, such as rose pinks, dusty mauves, and rich berries, lending a more mature and put-together feel than the super glossy looks previously preferred.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
The crinkling sound of foil unwrapping scared the pigeons, which flew to the other side of the dusty lot.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Dusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusty. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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