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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Just think about where your luggage has been; it gets hauled through airports, goes for a ride on a conveyor belt, rolls across dusty parking lots, is stashed into overhead bins, and is often handled by multiple people with no guarantee of clean hands.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
He’s worn them outside on dusty furniture, has cat fur all over them ...
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 28 June 2025
The iris adds this soft, almost dusty elegance, while jasmine provides just enough floral lift without competing with the star of the show.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 June 2025
Joe pulls his dusty Subaru wagon up to his secret bionic scrap-part silo and uses a retinal scanner to gain access.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 26 June 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
He’s worn them outside on dusty furniture, has cat fur all over them ...
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 28 June 2025
The iris adds this soft, almost dusty elegance, while jasmine provides just enough floral lift without competing with the star of the show.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 June 2025
Joe pulls his dusty Subaru wagon up to his secret bionic scrap-part silo and uses a retinal scanner to gain access.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 26 June 2025
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 7 Jul. 2025.
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