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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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
All had rusty crusty hardware that looked like the underside of the Titanic's anchor.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: On the mile-long walk through the dark, wooded grounds, visitors can expect to encounter ravenous zombies, creepy clowns, a crazed man with a chainsaw and other haunts lurking in the shadows of rusty rides.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
But soldering is still a skill, as I was reminded with my early and very rusty attempts.
—Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The Juggernaut’s color is a rusty amber, veering towards orange.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
All had rusty crusty hardware that looked like the underside of the Titanic's anchor.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: On the mile-long walk through the dark, wooded grounds, visitors can expect to encounter ravenous zombies, creepy clowns, a crazed man with a chainsaw and other haunts lurking in the shadows of rusty rides.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
But soldering is still a skill, as I was reminded with my early and very rusty attempts.
—Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Rusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rusty. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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