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rusty

1

[ruhs-tee]

adjective

rustier, rustiest 
  1. covered with or affected by rust.

  2. consisting of or produced by rust.

  3. of or tending toward the color rust; rust-colored.

  4. faded or shabby; impaired by time or wear, as clothes or drapery.

  5. impaired through disuse or neglect.

    My Latin is rusty.

  6. having lost agility or alertness; out of practice.

    I am a bit rusty at tennis.

  7. (of a sound) grating or harsh.



rusty

2

[ruhs-tee]

adjective

rustier, rustiest 
  1. restive; stubborn.

    a rusty horse.

  2. Chiefly Dialect.ill-tempered; cross.

Rusty

3

[ruhs-tee]

noun

  1. a male or female given name.

rusty

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. covered with, affected by, or consisting of rust

    a rusty machine

    a rusty deposit

  2. of the colour rust

  3. discoloured by age

    a rusty coat

  4. (of the voice) tending to croak

  5. old-fashioned in appearance; seemingly antiquated

    a rusty old gentleman

  6. out of practice; impaired in skill or knowledge by inaction or neglect

  7. (of plants) affected by the rust fungus

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Other Word Forms

  • rustily adverb
  • rustiness noun
  • ˈܲپ adverb
  • ˈܲپԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rusty1

First recorded before 900; Middle English rusti, Old English ūپ; rust, -y 1

Origin of rusty2

First recorded in 1555–65; apparently special use of rusty 1, but compare obsolete resty restive
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Example Sentences

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A couple of hours' drive south-west from Bucharest, entry to the region is announced in blue letters on a rusty metal arch over the main road.

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"I was a little rusty out there, just hadn't played in a week and I hadn't really done a ton of practice," said McIlroy.

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“The false accusations Defendants made were so heinous that John Oliver felt justified in telling his millions of viewers: ‘F— that doctor with a rusty canoe.

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We drive a Jeep that’s got sun damage on it, it’s kind of beat up and rusty and everything.

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The biggest loss accolade goes to expert Tim Weeks and his blue team who paid £60 for a vintage, rusty ice cream fridge.

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