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dusty
Meaning: covered with fine, dry dirt
dusty in a sentence
How dusty is used in real sentences:
Jordan wiped the dusty bookshelf with a soft cloth.
The dusty trophies became shiny again after the students polished them.
“The narrow steps were dusty, and gray powder puffed beneath his feet.”
— from the passage The Silver Key
Synonyms for dusty
Other words for dusty — powdery, dust-covered and dust-coated — carry the same meaning.
- powdery
- dust-covered
- dust-coated
Antonyms of dusty
Words that mean the opposite of dusty:
- clean
- spotless
Where it comes from
From Old English dust 'fine dry particles'
Memory hook
Picture blowing on an old attic box and sending a cloud of fine dirt into the air.