"dust-ridden" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dust-ridden [comparative], most dust-ridden [superlative]
Etymology: dust + ridden Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dust|ridden}} dust + ridden Head templates: {{en-adj}} dust-ridden (comparative more dust-ridden, superlative most dust-ridden)
  1. Full of or covered with dust.
    Sense id: en-dust-ridden-en-adj-M~33ONSj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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