Crossword clues for dustier
The Collaborative International Dictionary
dusty \dust"y\ (d[u^]st"[y^]), a. [Compar. Dustier (d[u^]st"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Dustiest (d[u^]st"[i^]*[e^]st).] [AS. dystig. See Dust.]
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Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; a dusty attic; also, reducing to dust.
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.
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Like dust; of the color of dust; as, a dusty white.
Dusty miller (Bot.), a plant ( Cineraria maritima); -- so called because of the ashy-white coating of its leaves.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparativedusty)
WordNet
adj. covered with a layer of dusty; "a dusty pile of books" [syn: dust-covered]
See dusty
Usage examples of "dustier".
There was no rain, and the roads got dustier, and the local farmers complained.
The gray eternastone pavement was as unmarked by time as any high road, but dustier than most Alucius had traveled, since there had been no rain along the road, perhaps not since the turn of spring.
Following, the dwarf came to even dustier passages, where the boy's footfalls were clearly marked.
As the ascent to Flattop grew steeper and hotter and dustier, she picked up the pace and soon walked alone.
The dust was thin, but here and there he could make out a slight disturbance, perhaps a footprint Following, the dwarf came to even dustier passages, where the boys footfalls were clearly marked.