dusty
Covered with dustCovered with dust.
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Translations
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By meaning 3
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Examples
53 sentencesMeaning
6 sensesCovered with dust.
a dusty carpet
staubig
пы́льныйpýlʹnyj, запылённыйzapyljónnyj, запорошённыйzaporošónnyj
порошни́йporošnýj, пи́льнийpýlʹnyj, курни́йkurnýj
covered with a layer of dust
Grey or greyish.
a dusty peach color
серова́тыйserovátyj, блёклыйbljóklyj
Powdery and resembling dust.
staubig
размельчённыйrazmelʹčónnyj, порошкообра́зныйporoškoobráznyj
More meanings 3
(figuratively)Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.
(slang)Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse).
(UK, slang)Ugly, unwell, inadequate, bad.
Origin
From Middle English dusty, dusti, from Old English dūstiġ, dystiġ, dȳstiġ (“dusty”), equivFrom 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”).
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Forms
dustier, dustiestSynonyms
5 synonyms- covered with a layer of dust:dust-covered
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new:coldstalemoth-eaten
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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