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rusty
1[ ruhs-tee ]
adjective
- covered with or affected by rust.
- consisting of or produced by rust.
- of or tending toward the color rust; rust-colored.
- faded or shabby; impaired by time or wear, as clothes or drapery.
- impaired through disuse or neglect:
My Latin is rusty.
- having lost agility or alertness; out of practice:
I am a bit rusty at tennis.
- (of a sound) grating or harsh.
rusty
2[ ruhs-tee ]
Rusty
3[ ruhs-tee ]
noun
- a male or female given name.
rusty
/ ˈʌɪ /
adjective
- covered with, affected by, or consisting of rust
a rusty deposit
a rusty machine
- of the colour rust
- discoloured by age
a rusty coat
- (of the voice) tending to croak
- old-fashioned in appearance; seemingly antiquated
a rusty old gentleman
- out of practice; impaired in skill or knowledge by inaction or neglect
- (of plants) affected by the rust fungus
Derived Forms
- ˈܲپ, adverb
- ˈܲپԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲi· adverb
- ܲi·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
“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.
We drive a Jeep that’s got sun damage on it, it’s kind of beat up and rusty and everything.
The biggest loss accolade goes to expert Tim Weeks and his blue team who paid £60 for a vintage, rusty ice cream fridge.
A thin, rusty coil of sun smoldered through a patch in the clouds.
“We need to get together,” she replied, hoping she wasn’t too rusty.
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