Sawdusty

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling, or covered in, sawdust.

    "SWEE PHUAH, the contractor for the new Momofuku Noodle Bar in the East Village that David Chang expects to open next week, pointed at the speakers in what was still a sawdusty construction site a few weeks ago."

Example

More examples

"SWEE PHUAH, the contractor for the new Momofuku Noodle Bar in the East Village that David Chang expects to open next week, pointed at the speakers in what was still a sawdusty construction site a few weeks ago."

Etymology

From sawdust + -y.

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