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Meaning of 'rusty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rusty [ superl.]
- Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
- Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.
- Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
- Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.
- Rust-colored; dark.
- Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
- Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.

Meaning of 'rusty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rusty [ s]
Meaning (1):
- covered with or consisting of rust
Example in sentence:
  • a rusty machine;
  • rusty deposits
Meaning (2):
- ancient
Example in sentence:
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Nearby Words:

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