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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. a rusty horse.

  2. Chiefly Dialect. ill-tempered; cross.

Rusty

3

[ ruhs-tee ]

noun

  1. a male or female given name.

rusty

/ ˈrʌstɪ /

adjective

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

    a rusty deposit

    a rusty machine

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈrustily, adverb
  • ˈrustiness, noun
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Other Words From

  • rusti·ly adverb
  • rusti·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rusty1

First recorded before 900; Middle English rusti, Old English rūstig; 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

"We've had one full day together. You could see some stuff worked and some was rusty. We've got more time for the manager to get his things across," Vardy told Amazon Prime after Tuesday's win.

From BBC

His opening two overs were rusty, going for 19 runs, but gradually the cobwebs were blown away.

From BBC

Judges pulled answers from him like rusty nails from hard wood.

The Prince of Wales has dusted off what he called his “rusty” rugby skills with some legends of the sport on a visit to a township outside Cape Town.

From BBC

During the day, those dinoflagellates cast a rusty hue across the ocean — often called a “red tide” — which sky cameras on Tuesday captured around the Santa Monica Pier.

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