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ADUST
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Burned brown by the sun
Example:
of an adust complexion
Classified under:
Similar:
brunet; brunette (marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes)
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
Example:
sunbaked salt flats
Synonyms:
adust; baked; parched; scorched; sunbaked
Classified under:
Similar:
dry (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet)
