Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adust

/əˈdʌst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adust
IPA: /əˈdʌst/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abnormally dark or over-concentrated (associated with various states of discomfort or illness, specifically being too hot or dry).

adj

Hot and dry; thirsty or parched.

adj

Burnt or having a scorched colour.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"From melancholy aduſt ariſes one kind [of humour]; from Choler another, which is moſt brutiſh: another from Flegme, which is dull; and the laſt from Blood, which is beſt."
"[S]o in fevers and hot diſtempers from choler aduſt is cauſed a blackneſſe in our tongues, teeth and excretions: […]"
"He was tired and adust with long riding; but he did not go home."

Etymology

From Middle French aduste, and its source, Latin adustus (“burnt, scorched”), past participle of adūrere.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: aduste, adustus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əˈdʌst/

Usage

Archaic

Derived Forms

adustible adustness

Synonyms

baked parched scorched sunbaked

Rhymes With

just must trust august sleep of the just discussed dust bust robust thrust rust lust

Questions

How do you pronounce adust?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdʌst/.
What does adust mean?: Abnormally dark or over-concentrated (associated with various states of discomfort or illness, specifically being too hot or dry).
Where does adust come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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