Adust /(ă*dŭst")/

A·dust

Adust

a.
  1. Inflamed or scorched; dried or darkened by heat; fiery.
  2. Looking as if burnt or scorched; sunburnt. [archaic]
    A tall, thin man, of an adust complexion.
  3. Having much heat in the constitution and little serum in the blood. (Med.) [Obs.]