adust
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
- "a vast desert all adust"
- burned brown by the sun; - Sir Walter Scott
- "of an adust complexion"
Adj
- Abnormally dark or over-concentrated (associated with various states of discomfort or illness, specifically being too hot or dry).
- Hot and dry; thirsty or parched.
- Burnt or having a scorched colour.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French aduste, and its source, Latin adustus (“burnt, scorched”), past participle of adūrere.
Scrabble Score: 6
adust is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordadust is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adust is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
adust is a valid Words With Friends word