dusty
/ˈdʌsti/ adjective B1- Covered with dust. · a dusty carpet
- Powdery and resembling dust.
- Grey or greyish. · a dusty peach color
- Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.
- Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse).
Comparative dustier · Superlative dustiest
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It was a gloomy, dusty-looking apartment, such as journalists’ offices have always been from time immemorial.
I am Death!” It was Karait, the dusty brown snakeling that lies for choice on the dusty earth; and his bite is as dangerous as the cobra’s.
Rikki jumped sideways and tried to run in, but the wicked little dusty gray head lashed within a fraction of his shoulder, and he had to jump over the body, and the head followed his heels close.
I had often seen my noble patron annotating ancient volumes, and eagerly searching amongst dusty family manuscripts.
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