Dusty

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒsti

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").

Full definition of dusty

Adjective

1. Covered with dust.
2. powdery and resembling dust
3. gray/grey in parts

Derived terms

• dusty miller

Anagrams

• study