adust

/əˈdʌst/
adjective
  1. Dried or burned by heat; scorched.
    • The adust toast was too dark to eat.
    • The adust fields after the drought were cracked and barren.
    • The desert landscape was adust, with no sign of water.
  2. Having a sunburned or tanned appearance.
    • After a week at the beach, his skin was adust and peeling.
    • The farmer's adust face showed years of working under the sun.
    • Her adust cheeks glowed from the afternoon hike.
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