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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

/ ˈ°ùʌ²õ³Ùɪ /

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

  • ˈ°ù³Ü²õ³ÙŸ±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ°ù³Ü²õ³ÙŸ±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù³Ü²õ³Ùi·±ô²â adverb
  • °ù³Ü²õ³Ùi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rusty1

First recorded before 900; Middle English rusti, Old English °ùÅ«²õ³ÙŸ±²µ; 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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“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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A thin, rusty coil of sun smoldered through a patch in the clouds.

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“We need to get together,” she replied, hoping she wasn’t too rusty.

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