adust

[ uh-duhst ]

/ əˈdʌst /

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adjective

dried or darkened as by heat.

burned; scorched.

Archaic. gloomy in appearance or mood.

Origin of adust

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin adustus (past participle of adūrere), equivalent to ad-ad- + us- (base of ūrere to burn) + -tus past participle suffix

Words nearby adust

adumbral, adumbrate, adumbrative, adunc, ad us. ext., adust, ad utrumque paratus, Aduwa, adv., Advaita, ad val.

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Example sentences from the Web for adust

The Tragedian unbent by degrees; his adust countenance warmed into flesh and blood, and he grew facetious and festive.
Merrie England In The Olden Time, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Daniel
Adust, a-dust′, adj. burnt up or scorched; browned with the sun.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
He was tired and adust with long riding; but he did not go home.
Romola|George Eliot
The Oxford scholar long ago, as described by Chaucer, was adust and thin.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various

Blondel took up the word, his eyes sparkling, his adust complexion heated and full of fire.
The Long Night|Stanley Weyman

British Dictionary definitions for adust

adust

/ (əˈdʌst) /

adjective archaic

dried up or darkened by heat; burnt or scorched

gloomy or melancholy

Word Origin for adust

C14: (in the sense: gloomy): from Latin adūstus, from adūrere to set fire to, from ūrere to burn

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	adust
释义	adust [ uh-duhst ] / əˈdʌst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adust ON THESAURUS.COM adjective dried or darkened as by heat. burned; scorched. Archaic. gloomy in appearance or mood. Origin of adust 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin adustus (past participle of adūrere), equivalent to ad-ad- + us- (base of ūrere to burn) + -tus past participle suffix Words nearby adust adumbral, adumbrate, adumbrative, adunc, ad us. ext., adust, ad utrumque paratus, Aduwa, adv., Advaita, ad val. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adust The Tragedian unbent by degrees; his adust countenance warmed into flesh and blood, and he grew facetious and festive. Merrie England In The Olden Time, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|George Daniel Adust, a-dust′, adj. burnt up or scorched; browned with the sun. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various He was tired and adust with long riding; but he did not go home. Romola\|George Eliot The Oxford scholar long ago, as described by Chaucer, was adust and thin. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866\|Various Blondel took up the word, his eyes sparkling, his adust complexion heated and full of fire. The Long Night\|Stanley Weyman British Dictionary definitions for adust adust / (əˈdʌst) / adjective archaic dried up or darkened by heat; burnt or scorched gloomy or melancholy Word Origin for adust C14: (in the sense: gloomy): from Latin adūstus, from adūrere to set fire to, from ūrere to burn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to adust brown, burned, bronzed, sunburnt, suntanned
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adust

adjective

Origin of adust

Words nearby adust

Example sentences from the Web for adust

British Dictionary definitions for adust

adjective archaic

Word Origin for adust

Words related to adust