dusty

UK: /ˈdʌsti/ US: /ˈdʌsti/ ,(dus′tē)

Inflections of 'dusty' (adj):

dustier

adj comparative

dustiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dust•y /ˈdʌsti/   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

1. filled or covered with or as if with dust:
   a hot dusty day.

dust•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dust•y  (dus′tē), adj., dust•i•er, dust•i•est. 

1. filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
2. of the nature of dust;
   powdery.
3. of the color of dust;
   having a grayish cast.

• 1175–1225; Middle English; see dust, -y¹

dust′i•ly, adv. 
dust′i•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dusty / ˈdʌstɪ/ adjective (dustier, dustiest)

1. covered with or involving dust
2. like dust in appearance or colour
3. (of a colour) tinged with grey; pale
4. a dusty answer ⇒ an unhelpful or bad-tempered reply

ˈdustily adverb

ˈdustiness noun