sawdusty
adjective
saw·dusty
ˈsȯ(ˌ)dəstē,
-ti
1
: filled with, resembling, or smelling of sawdust
the sawdusty, soapy-smelling dark of the shop
Angus Wilson
Angus Wilson2
: lacking inherent interest or appeal : wearisome
the old formal, dogmatic, sawdusty conning of the grammar book Eric Partridge
Eric Partridge
Word History
Etymology
sawdust entry 1 + -y
- Indian tobacco
- Indian turmeric
- Indian turnip
- Indian warrior
- Indian wayfaring tree
- Indian wheat
- Indian whort
- Indian wickape
- Indian wickup
- indian wicopy
- Indian wild dog
- Indian wolf
- Indian wrestling
- Indian yellow
- Indian's-dream
- indian's-dreams
- Indian-hemp resin
- Indian-pipe family
- Indian-plum family
- Indian-wrestle
- indian-wrestled
- indian-wrestles
- indian-wrestling
- Indiana
- Indiana ballot