"dusty" in the adjective sense
1. dusty, dust-covered
covered with a layer of dust
"a dusty pile of books"
2. cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten
lacking originality or spontaneity no longer new
"moth-eaten theories about race"
"stale news"
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