dusty
English
/ˈdʌsti/
adj
Definitions
- Covered with dust.
- Powdery and resembling dust.
- Grey in parts.
- (AAVE) Ugly, disgusting a general term of abuse
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dusty inherited from Old English dūstiġ suf from English dust.
Origin
English
dust
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidust English
- bedust English
- brickdust English
- bulldust English
- chalkdust English
- coaldust English
- dedust English
- diamond dust English
- dust English
- dust-ridden English
- dustable English
- dustbag English
- dustball English
- dustbathe English
- dustbin English
- dustbowl English
- dustbrush English
- dustcart English
- dustcloth English
- dustcloud English
- dustcoat English
- dustcover English
- duster English
- dustfall English
- dustfree English
- dusthead English
- dustheap English
- dusthole English
- dustily English
- dustiness English
- dustless English
- dustlike English
- dustling English
- dustman English
- dustmat English
- dustmote English
- dustout English
- dustpan English
- dustperson English
- dustpile English
- dustproof English
- dustrag English
- dustsheet English
- duststorm English
- dustup English
- dustwoman English
- dustwrapper English
- microdust English
- milldust English
- moondust English
- nanodust English
- nondusty English
- overdust English
- sanderdust English
- sawdust English
- smartdust English
- stardust English
- undust English
- Dunst German
- dunstig German
- dūstiġ Old English
- dust Middle English
- dusty Middle English
- dusta Irish
- das Tok Pisin
- dust
- dustup
- duster
- dedust
- bedust
- undust
- dustpan
- dustbag
- dustmat
- dustbin
- sawdust
- dustout
- dustrag
- dustily
- dustman
- dustfree
- stardust
- dustcart
- milldust
- dustfall
- nondusty
- antidust
- dusthead
- dustbowl
- dusthole
- bulldust
- dustable
- dustmote
- dustball
- dustlike
- dustpile
- coaldust
- dustless
- moondust
- nanodust
- overdust
- dustcoat
- dustheap
- dustling
- dustcover
- brickdust
- dustproof
- dustcloud
- dustbathe
- dustbrush
- duststorm
- dustiness
- dustsheet
- microdust
- dustcloth
- chalkdust
- smartdust
- dustwoman
- dustperson
- sanderdust
- dustwrapper
- dust-ridden
- diamond dust