1. Covered or filled with dust. 2. Consisting of or resembling dust; powdery. 3. Tinged with gray. 4. Timeworn; stale: the dusty precepts of a bygone era.
Definition of dusty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
"Dusty" refers to a surface, place, object, or atmosphere covered with or containing dust. It might also describe something that is ignored, unused, or neglected for a long period, thus metaphorically gathering dust.
dusty /ˈdʌstɪ/ adj (dustier, dustiest) covered with or involving dust like dust in appearance or colour (of a colour) tinged with grey; pale a dusty answer ⇒ an unhelpful or bad-tempered reply ˈdustily adv ˈdustiness n 'dusty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dusty (comparative dustier, superlative dustiest) A dusty road in Kenya (1) Covered with dust. quotations a dusty carpet