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dusty
covered with fine, dry dirt
Synonyms
- powdery
- dust-covered
- dust-coated
Antonyms
- clean
- spotless
dusty in a sentence
Jordan wiped the dusty bookshelf with a soft cloth.
The dusty trophies became shiny again after the students polished them.
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.
Read it in context
- The Silver Key Narrative