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- Dictionaryadjust/əˈdʒʌst/
verb
- 1. alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result: "he smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie" Similar
- 2. assess (loss or damages) when settling an insurance claim: "the insurance agent may have the responsibility of adjusting small losses"
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1. : scorched, burned. 2. archaic : of a sunburned appearance. 3. archaic : of a gloomy appearance or disposition. Did you know? Adust comes from Latin adustus, the past participle of adūrere ("to set fire to"), a verb formed from the Latin prefix ad- and the verb ūrere ("to burn").
Adust definition: dried or darkened as by heat.. See examples of ADUST used in a sentence.
1. dried or darkened as by heat. 2. burned; scorched.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet. adjective. burned brown by the sun. “"of an adust complexion"- Sir Walter Scott”. synonyms: brunet, brunette. marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes.
1. Burned; scorched: "The brandished sword of God before them blazed ... with torrid heat, and vapor as the Libyan air adust" (John Milton). 2. Sunburned. 3. Melancholy in appearance or temperament; gloomy. [Middle English, from Latin adustus, past participle of adūrere, to set fire to : ad-, ad- + ūrere, to burn .]
May 21, 2024 · adust. ( medicine, historical, usually postpositive, of a bodily humour) Abnormally dark or over- concentrated ( associated with various states of discomfort or illness, specifically being too hot or dry ). [from 15th c.] (by extension) Hot and dry; thirsty or parched .
Adust definition: Scorched; burned.
