saw·dusty \ˈsȯ(ˌ)dəstē, -ti\adjective Etymology:sawdust (I) + -y 1.: filled with, resembling, or smelling of sawdust < the sawdusty, soapy-smelling dark of the shop — Angus Wilson > 2.: lacking inherent interest or appeal : wearisome < the old formal, dogmatic, sawdusty conning of the grammar book — Eric Partridge >