Rustiness
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| —adj , rustier, rustiest | |
| 1. | covered with, affected by, or consisting of rust: a rusty machine; a rusty deposit |
| 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 |
| 'rustily | |
| —adv | |
| 'rustiness | |
| —n | |
| rusty (ˈrʌstɪ) | |
| —adj , rustier, rustiest | |
| 1. | covered with, affected by, or consisting of rust: a rusty machine; a rusty deposit |
| 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 |
| 'rustily | |
| —adv | |
| 'rustiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rusty
O.E. rustig, from rust (see rust). Cf. Fris. roastich, M.Du. roestich, O.H.G. rostag, Ger. rostig. "In the 16th and 17th centuries frequently used as a term of general disparagement" [OED]. Of skills, accomplishments, etc., first attested 1796.
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