adust
/əˈdʌst/
"adust" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“adust” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abnormally dark or over-concentrated (associated with various states of discomfort or illness, specifically being too hot or dry).
Corpus desk
Index EN-adust · adust · English
adust · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adust |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈdʌst/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “adust” in English
Rare enough to double-check
adust is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈdʌst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for adust in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French aduste, and its source, Latin adustus (“burnt, scorched”), past participle of adūrere. The correct English form is adust, spelled A-D-U-S-T.
Definition
- 1Abnormally dark or over-concentrated (associated with various states of discomfort or illness, specifically being too hot or dry).
- 2Hot and dry; thirsty or parched.
- 3Burnt or having a scorched colour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adust appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
From melancholy aduſt ariſes one kind [of humour]; from Choler another, which is moſt brutiſh: another from Flegme, which is dull; and the laſt from Blood, which is beſt.
[S]o in fevers and hot diſtempers from choler aduſt is cauſed a blackneſſe in our tongues, teeth and excretions: […]
Etymology
From Middle French aduste, and its source, Latin adustus (“burnt, scorched”), past participle of adūrere.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.