What does "adust" mean?
Adust: Looking as if or scorched; sunburnt. A tall, thin man, of an adust complexion. Sir W. Scott.
Additional senses
- 2.(Med.) Having much heat in the constitution and little serum in the blood. [Obs.] Hence: Atrabilious; sallow; gloomy.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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