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      dusty
      noun
      A medium-brown color.
      An old bottle of spirits that has been kept for a long time.
      (informal) A miller (from the image of millers being covered in flour dust).
      (military, slang) A supply petty officer.
      A recording of music from another era, especially R&B; an oldie.
      An old person, especially one who is unwilling to change with the times.
      A person of mixed race who has a swarthy complexion.
      A migrant farmer from the dustbowl.
      A dustman.
      (possibly only in the plural) A clump of dust; a dust bunny.
      A diminutive of the male given name Dustin.
      (British) a nickname for someone with the surname Miller
      (rare) A duststorm.
      adjective
      Covered with dust.
      Powdery and resembling dust.
      Grey or greyish.
      (figurative) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.
      (African-American Vernacular, slang) Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse).
      (British, slang, chiefly in negative constructions) Ugly, unwell, inadequate, bad.
      Synonyms for dusty
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