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dusty

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Synonyms: lusty, dusky, duty, musty, fusty, busty, dust, rusty, gusty, justy, dusts

Antonyms: lusty, dusky, duty, musty, fusty, busty, dust, rusty, gusty, justy, dusts

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Adjective

  1. Covered with [[dust]].
  2. [[powdery|Powdery]] and resembling dust.
  3. [[grey|Grey]] or [[greyish]].
  4. {{lb|en|figurative}} [[old|Old]]; [[outdated]]; [[stuffy|stuffily]] [[traditional]].
  5. {{lb|en|AAVE|slang}} [[ugly|Ugly]], [[disgusting]] {{q|a general term of abuse}}.
  6. {{lb|en|Britain|slang|mostly|in negative constructions}} {{cap|ugly}}, [[unwell]], [[inadequate]], [[bad]].

Noun

  1. A medium-brown color.
  2. An old [[bottle]] of [[spirits]] that has been kept for a long time.
  3. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[miller]] {{q|from the image of millers being covered in flour dust}}.
  4. {{lb|en|military|slang}} A [[supply]] [[petty officer]].
  5. A recording of music from another era, especially [[R&B]]; an [[oldie]].
  6. An [[old]] person, especially one who is unwilling to change with the times.
  7. A person of mixed race who has a swarthy complexion.
  8. A [[migrant]] [[farmer]] from the [[dustbowl]].
  9. A [[dustman]].
  10. {{lb|en|rare}} A [[duststorm]].
  11. {{lb|en|possibly|only|_|in the plural}} A clump of dust; a [[dust bunny]].

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