Sekirov Dictionary

dusty

/ˈdʌsti/

noun 11
adjective 6
forms 3
phrases 1

noun11

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An old bottle of spirits that has been kept for a long time.
- A lighter, less expensive version—The White Label—was taken off the market in 2016. But dusties can still be found. — 2018
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A recording of music from another era, especially R&B; an oldie.
- In Los Angeles, listeners can tune in to KACE, the "dusties" station that plays music from the '50s, '60s and '70s — 1995
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[in the plural] A clump of dust; a dust bunny.
- Sparse iron gray hair, stuck on his egg-shaped head like dusties from the vacuum bag, cold pewter eyes in little round metal-rimmed glasses, a sharp, hard nose, a mouth like a slot. — 1988
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A medium-brown color.
- The orange shades ranged from brilliant to soft; pinks from delicate little-girl hues to strong dusties; yellows were soft buttermilks to ochre; reds ran from scarlets to bloods — 1973
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A dustman.
- One Council put that principle into practice some five years ago when it changed from a refuse collection system employing its own 'dusties' to one based upon tenders from private contractors. — 1984
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An old person, especially one who is unwilling to change with the times.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture--Environmental and Consumer Protection Appropriations — 1973
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(slang) A supply petty officer.
- The mess was so overcrowded that hammock-slinging space became the perks of the badgemen the “jack-dusties” invariably slept in their store-rooms and offices. — 1982
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A person of mixed race who has a swarthy complexion.
- Ashy niggas and dusties went everywhere, forgetting about looking dap. — 1995
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(informal) A miller (from the image of millers being covered in flour dust).
- I do not like to see too much strife between dusties on the short and long system question, as it is liable to cause hard feelings. — 1895
A migrant farmer from the dustbowl.
(rare) A duststorm.

adjective6

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Covered with dust.
- On a cold morning in Abilene, Texas, a column of 18-wheelers crawls down bumpy, waterlogged roads, past cattle grazing on dusty shrubs. — 2025
(figurative) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.
Powdery and resembling dust.
Grey or greyish.
(slang) Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse).
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(UK, slang) Ugly, unwell, inadequate, bad.
- One morning, I said to a patient: "How are you today, Mrs. White?" And she replied "Not so dusty - quite well brushed." — 1967

forms

dusties · dustier · dustiest

Phrases with dusty

dusty miller
A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.

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