Adust
Pronunciation : A*dust"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. adustus, p. p. of adurere: cf. F. aduste.]
Definition : 1. Inflamed or scorched; fiery. "The Libyan air adust." Milton.
2. Looking as if or scorched; sunburnt. A tall, thin man, of an adust complexion. Sir W. Scott.
3. (Med.)
Defn: Having much heat in the constitution and little serum in the blood. [Obs.] Hence: Atrabilious; sallow; gloomy.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913