English Dictionary

dusty

/ˈdʌsti/

adj

Covered with dust. / Powdery and resembling dust. / Grey in parts. / (figuratively) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional. / (African-American Vernacular, slang) Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse)

The old bookshelf in the corner of the room was dusty and neglected.

意味（1）

Covered with dust.

a dusty carpet

意味（2）

Powdery and resembling dust.

意味（3）

Grey in parts.

意味（4）

(figuratively) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.

The very smart practitioners of my acquaintance do not rest their right hand on old dusty knowledge, but bend and move along a ground of being in which they are perpetually on the lookout for what is trusty and true, new and old.

意味（5）

(African-American Vernacular, slang) Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse)