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
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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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The moon will turn deep shades of rusty red throughout the more than hourlong totality, thus producing a vibrant visual in the night sky.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Pitching in his first game since undergoing internal brace surgery in his right elbow, Giolito appeared rusty out of the gate.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Conventional lantana colors are oranges, yellows, and rusty reds, but pink is available in this and a few other cultivars.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
An attentive passerby noticed something in a wetland in Sweden and picked up a rusty brown loop.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The moon will turn deep shades of rusty red throughout the more than hourlong totality, thus producing a vibrant visual in the night sky.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Pitching in his first game since undergoing internal brace surgery in his right elbow, Giolito appeared rusty out of the gate.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Conventional lantana colors are oranges, yellows, and rusty reds, but pink is available in this and a few other cultivars.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Rusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rusty. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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