Dusty
['dʌstɪ] or ['dʌsti]
Definition
(adj.) covered with a layer of dust; 'a dusty pile of books' .
Typed by Damian--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust.
(superl.) Like dust; of the color of dust; as a dusty white.
Editor: Sharon
Examples
- In the meanwhile let it be fully understood that I shall not neglect bringing the grindstone to bear, nor yet bringing Dusty Boffin's nose to it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Well, sir,' observed Venus, after clutching at his dusty hair, to brighten his ideas, 'let us put it another way. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A grey dusty withered evening in London city has not a hopeful aspect. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Were you making that dusty light I saw by now? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- These machines still remained in a dusty storeroom to mock him. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I was very dusty and dirty and went up to my room to wash. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- A stealthy glance now and then refreshed her like sips of fresh water after a dusty walk, for the sidelong peeps showed her several propitious omens. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Thus we came to Richard, poring over a table covered with dusty bundles of papers which seemed to me like dusty mirrors reflecting his own mind. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- We were glad to leave this hot and dusty old village and hurry on. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Typist: Maura