ADUSTED

Adjective

adusted (not comparable)

(obsolete) burnt; adust

Anagrams

• sudated

Source: Wiktionary


A*dust"ed, a.

Definition: Burnt; adust. [Obs.] Howell.

ADUST

A*dust", a. Etym: [L. adustus, p. p. of adurere: cf. F. aduste.]

1. Inflamed or scorched; fiery. "The Libyan air adust." Milton.

2. Looking as if or scorched; sunburnt. A tall, thin man, of an adust complexion. Sir W. Scott.

3. (Med.)

Definition: Having much heat in the constitution and little serum in the blood. [Obs.] Hence: Atrabilious; sallow; gloomy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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