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Dusty Common

Dusty has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Adjective
1

covered with a layer of dust

"a dusty pile of books"

2

lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

"moth-eaten theories about race"

"stale news"

3

Covered with dust.

"The dusty floorboards crunched under our feet as we walked through the abandoned house."

Proper Noun
1

A diminutive of the male given name Dustin.

"When the old man walked into the barn, everyone knew by his dusty coat that he was just another Miller from the valley."

2

a nickname for someone with the surname Miller

Example Sentences
"a dusty pile of books" adjective
"moth-eaten theories about race" adjective
"stale news" adjective
Related Terms

Origin

From Middle English dusty, dusti, from Old English dūstiġ, dystiġ, dȳstiġ ("dusty"), equivalent to dust + -y. Cognate with Dutch donzig ("cottony, downy, woolly"), German dunstig ("hazy, misty").

Rhyming Words
sty esty misty rusty fusty testy musty westy wasty jesty nasty tasty lusty busty festy gusty resty masty disty pasty
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