rusty

(rus)

adjective rustier, rustiest

  1. coated with rust, as a metal, or affected with the disease of rust, as a plant
  2. consisting of or caused by rust
  3. not working freely, easily, or quietly because of, or as if because of, rust; stiff or rasping in operation
    1. impaired by disuse, neglect, etc.: to find one's golf game rusty
    2. having lost facility through lack of practice: to be a little rusty in chess
  4. having the color of rust
  5. faded, old-looking, or shabby

Origin: ME < OE rustig

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See rusty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective rust·i·er, rust·i·est
  1. Covered with rust; corroded.
  2. Consisting of or produced by rust.
  3. Of a yellowish-red or brownish-red color.
  4. Working or operating stiffly or incorrectly because of or as if because of rust.
  5. Weakened or impaired by neglect, disuse, or lack of practice.

Related Forms:

  • rustˈi·ly adverb
  • rustˈi·ness noun

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