Lexic.us

Definition of Dusty

1. Adjective. Covered with a layer of dust. "A dusty pile of books"

2. Adjective. Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new. "Stale news"

Definition of Dusty

1. a. Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust.

Definition of Dusty

1. Proper noun. (given name male dot=), diminutive of Dustin ¹

2. Proper noun. (British) a nickname for someone with the surname Miller ¹

3. Adjective. Covered with dust. ¹

4. Adjective. powdery and resembling dust ¹

5. Adjective. gray/grey in parts ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dusty

1. full of dust [adj DUSTIER, DUSTIEST]

Medical Definition of Dusty

1. 1. Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust. "And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death." (Shak) 2. Like dust; of the colour of dust; as a dusty white. Dusty miller, a plant (Cineraria maritima); so called because of the ashy-white coating of its leaves. Origin: AS. Dystig. See Dust. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dusty

dustoffs dustpan dustpanful dustpans dustproof dustrag dustrags dusts dusts off dustsheet

dustsheets duststorm duststorms dustup dustups dusty (current term) dusty miller dusty millers dusty plasma dutasteride

dutch dutch-auction dutch auction dutch clover dutch oven furnace dutch rub dutches dutchess dutchesses dutchie

Literary usage of Dusty

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1877)
"HEY, the dusty Miller, And his dusty coat, He will win a shilling, Or he spend a groat: dusty was the coat, dusty was the colour, dusty was the kiss That I ..."

2. Labor Laws and Their Enforcement: With Special Reference to Massachusetts by Charles Edward Person (1911)
"... and doffers in this room wear shoes and go dry shod, are able to keep their waists dry and to put on dry outer clothing at night after work. THE dusty ..."

3. Publications by Scotland Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1854)
"We read a great deal of Cicero and Demosthenes, and I take an amble by the side of the Bishop, on the dusty London road, every day. ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1883)
"On the Dark Plane which is formed over a Heated Wire in dusty Air." By Lord RAYLEIGH, FRS, Professor of Experimental Physics in the University of Cambridge. ..."

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