What does DUSTY mean?

Definitions for DUSTY
ˈdʌs tidusty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dusty, dust-coveredadjective

    covered with a layer of dust

    "a dusty pile of books"

  2. cold, stale, dusty, moth-eatenadjective

    lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

    "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"

Wiktionary

  1. dustyadjective

    Covered with dust.

  2. dustyadjective

    powdery and resembling dust

  3. dustyadjective

    gray/grey in parts

  4. Etymology: Derived from dusty, from the tendency of persons engaged in the milling of flour to become covered with flour dust.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dustyadjective

    Etymology: from dust.

    Arms and the dusty field I less admire,
    And soften strangely in some new desire. Dryden.

    Even drudgery himself,
    As at the car he sweats, or dusty hews
    The palace stone, looks gay. James Thomson, Summer, l. 1445.

ChatGPT

  1. dusty

    "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. It may also refer to something that resembles dust in color or texture.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dusty

    filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust

  2. Dusty

    like dust; of the color of dust; as a dusty white

  3. Etymology: [AS. dystig. See Dust.]

Wikidata

  1. Dusty

    Dusty is the second album of singer Dusty Springfield to be released in the USA. It was issued on the Philips Records label in 1964 and includes Springfield's hit singles "All Cried Out", "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" and the double A-side "Guess Who?"/"Live It Up".

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DUSTY in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DUSTY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of DUSTY in a Sentence

  1. William Shakespeare:

    To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

  2. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

    The power of young Joy, like that of young Love, does not travel far on the dusty road of life in general.

  3. Dusty Baker:

    If I can continue that, things will trend upward. Ohtani thinks this was his first walkoff hit since Game 3 of the 2016 Japan Series with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He said he has adjusted his stance to give him a better view of the pitcher and the entire field. Houston trailed 5-2 going into the ninth before rallying to tie. Martin Maldonado led off with a single and moved to third on George Springers double off Ty Buttrey before scoring on a passed ball. George Springers brought The Astros within a run when George Springers scored on Josh Reddicks grounder to first. Michael Brantley lined a single to center before being lifted for a pinch-runner. Myles Straw stole second with two outs and tied it on Kyle Tuckers double off Matt Andriese. The Astros manager Dusty Baker bemoaned the missed opportunities. They were 3 for 24 with runners in scoring position and left 12 on base. We did fight back in the ninth, but a lot of times you lose the game before the ninth. It was very frustrating tonight to see opportunities squandered, he said. Andriese( 2-2) bounced back and retired seven straight to get the win as Los Angeles improved to 2-5 in extra-inning games. I can not give Matt Andriese enough praise, Joe Maddon said about Matt Andriese. Matt Andriese made just the one mistake pitch but did not cave. Dylan Bundy allowed only two runs in seven innings for The Angels. Dylan Bundy only trouble came in the fourth when Houston plated a pair to get within 4-2. Michael Brantley scored on Tuckers grounder to first, and Carlos Correas double drove in Yuli Gurriel. The Angels extended The Angels lead to 5-2 in the sixth on Andrelton Simmons RBI single. Dylan Bundy lowered Dylan Bundy ERA to 2.49, which is third in the AL. The right-hander struck out eight and allowed only six hits with one walk. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP TOUGH START, BETTER RELIEF McCullers made it through only five batters for the shortest start of his career. Andrelton Simmons led off with an infield single, Trout homered and McCullers loaded the bases with three straight walks. Baker said McCullers was not hurt, but that he hasnt pitched this many innings in a season since having Tommy John surgery on Tommy John right elbow in 2018. He didnt want to come out of the game.

  4. Frank Gehrke:

    We'd be flying along at 10,000 feet, where there should be an abundant snowpack this time of year, and it's dry, dusty ground.

  5. T. E. Lawrence:

    All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.

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