DUSTY


Meaning of DUSTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdəs-tē ]

adjective

( dust·i·er ; -est )

Date: 13th century

1. : covered or abounding with dust

2. : consisting of dust : powdery

3. : resembling dust

4. : lacking vitality : dry

dusty scholarship

5. British : unsatisfactory — used especially in the phrases dusty answer and not so dusty

• dust·i·ly ˈdəs-tə-lē adverb

• dust·i·ness -tē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.