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adust
adjective
burned brown by the sun
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- DUS
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈdʌst
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
burned brown by the sun
“{'source': 'Sir Walter Scott', 'text': 'of an adust complexion'}”
adjective
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
“a vast desert all adust”
In context
Example Sentences
{'source': 'Sir Walter Scott', 'text': 'of an adust complexion'}
a vast desert all adust
land lying baked in the heat
parched soil
the earth was scorched and bare
sunbaked salt flats
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