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adust
I. \əˈdəst, (ˈ)a|d-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin adustus, past participle of adurere to set fire to, inflame, from ad- + urere to burn — more at ember
1. : dried up with heat : burned, scorched, parched
< a vast desert all adust >
2. archaic : of a burned or especially sunburned appearance
< a tall, thin man, of an adust complexion — Sir Walter Scott >
3. : of a gloomy appearance or disposition
< a wizened adust old servant >
II. noun
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