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verstaubt

dusty, coated in dust

adjective fer-SHTOWBT Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

old-fashioned, fusty (fig.)

Usage Note

verstaubt describes surfaces thickly covered in dust; figuratively it labels ideas or institutions as outdated and stagnant. Verstaubte Bücherregale and verstaubte Ansichten are both common collocations.

Examples

"Im Keller standen verstaubte Kisten, die seit Jahrzehnten niemand geöffnet hatte."

Natural Translation

In the cellar stood dusty boxes that no one had opened for decades.

Literal Translation

In the cellar stood dusty boxes that for decades nobody had opened.

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