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 | ||