DUSTY
What does "DUSTY" mean?
Covered with or full of dust; also a muted, faded shade of a color.
Meanings
- Covered with or full of fine dry particles of dust. The attic shelves were thick and dusty after years untouched.
- Of a muted, grayish, faded shade. She painted the room a soft dusty rose.
- Outdated, neglected, or long unused. He pulled a dusty old theory out of the archive. figurative
Word origin
From Old English 'dust' (fine dry powder) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
DUSTY = DUST + Y: a thin gray Y-coat over everything left alone.
A little poem
Sunbeam through the blinds-
the air is suddenly full
of what we stopped touching.
haiku
Wordplay
- I found my old gym membership card. It was dusty - which, honestly, was the most exercise it ever got.
What it teaches
Dust is just time made visible, settling on everything you stopped reaching for.
Quick facts
What does DUSTY mean?
Covered with or full of dust; also a muted, faded shade of a color.
Is DUSTY a valid word?
Yes — DUSTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DUSTY?
DUSTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DUSTY come from?
From Old English 'dust' (fine dry powder) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can DUSTY teach us?
Dust is just time made visible, settling on everything you stopped reaching for.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.