rustier; rustiest
1
: affected by or as if by rust
especially
: stiff with or as if with rust
2
: inept and slow through lack of practice or old age
3
a
: of the color rust
b
: dulled in color or appearance by age and use
rusty old boots
4
: outmoded
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Examples of rusty in a Sentence
Adjective (1)
rusty laws still on the books because no one bothered to repeal them
in a rusty voice the old man ordered us off his land
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2024
Opened in October 2024, the easy 0.3-mile loop trail features 20 educational displays that identify the rusty parts and faint remains of a working cattle operation that operated from 1916 though the 1970s.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
But for now, the city remains, still producing oil, still all but sealed off from outsiders, a rusty patchwork symbol of an industry in slow decline.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Does that make up the difference against a decent team that’s healthy and rested, albeit also rusty?
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Sunny yellow, warm cinnamon, pastel pink, royal purple, rusty red—these are just a few of the available colors of chrysanthemums.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2024
Opened in October 2024, the easy 0.3-mile loop trail features 20 educational displays that identify the rusty parts and faint remains of a working cattle operation that operated from 1916 though the 1970s.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
But for now, the city remains, still producing oil, still all but sealed off from outsiders, a rusty patchwork symbol of an industry in slow decline.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Does that make up the difference against a decent team that’s healthy and rested, albeit also rusty?
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Rusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rusty. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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