Added 10 October 2026
dusty
/ˈdʌsti/ adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dusty at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Covered with a layer of dust.
a dusty pile of books
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Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new.
moth-eaten theories about race
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”).
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