undusted

Examples

• All

• Undusted shelves piled high with manuscripts, old books, and posters in every direction.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The undusted blinds filtered the sunlight, casting a hazy shadow across the room.

• After months of neglect, the undusted pictures on the wall looked dull and forgotten.

Synonyms

D

dusty

vsundusted

100 1.0

Having a layer of dust that makes it look dirty

means dust stayed because no dusting was done

U

unwashed

vsundusted

8 1.0

Not washed with soap and water

refers specifically to dust left after no surface cleaning

S

soiled

vsundusted

1 2.5

Not clean because it has mud or grease on it

is only about light dust remaining rather than general dirt

D

dust-covered

vsundusted

1 2.1

Having a thin layer of dust on it

refers to dust remaining because it was not removed

U

unswept

vsundusted

1 6.4

Left dirty with dust or leaves

focuses on dust on surfaces rather than floor debris

M

moted

vsundusted

• Archaic

8.4

Having many small bits of dust floating in the air

describes dust left after no cleaning rather than heavy dirt

U

unwiped

vsundusted

4.2

Not cleaned by rubbing with a cloth and still showing dirt

means dust stayed because no dusting action occurred

Antonyms

C

to clean

∞ 1.0

To remove dirt and stains

How Dusty

dust-covered

1 2.1

undusted

4.1

clean

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology