adj.
- Burned; scorched.
- Archaic. Browned by the sun; sunburned.
- Archaic. Melancholy in appearance or temperament; gloomy.
[Middle English, from Latin adustus, past participle of adūrere, to set fire to : ad-, ad- + ūrere, to burn.]
Dictionary:
a·dust (ə-dŭst')
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[Middle English, from Latin adustus, past participle of adūrere, to set fire to : ad-, ad- + ūrere, to burn.]
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
Synonyms: baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked
Meaning #2:
(archaic) burned brown by the sun
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