English adjective: adust | |||
| 1. | adust dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | ||
| Samples | A vast desert all adust. Land lying baked in the heat. Parched soil. The earth was scorched and bare. Sunbaked salt flats. | ||
| Synonyms | baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked | ||
| Similar | dry | ||
| Antonyms | wet | ||
| 2. | adust burned brown by the sun | ||
| Samples | Of an adust complexion. | ||
| Similar | brunet, brunette | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
| Antonyms | blond, blonde, light-haired | ||