What does RUSTY mean?

Definitions for RUSTY
ˈrʌs tirusty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rustyadjective

    covered with or consisting of rust

    "a rusty machine"; "rusty deposits"

  2. rust, rusty, rust-brownadjective

    of the brown color of rust

  3. out of practice(p), rustyadjective

    impaired in skill by neglect

  4. hoary, rustyadjective

    ancient

    "hoary jokes"

Wiktionary

  1. rustyadjective

    Affected by rust.

  2. rustyadjective

    Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.

  3. rustyadjective

    Having red or reddish-brown hair.

  4. rustyadjective

    Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.

  5. rustyadjective

    discolored and rancid; reasty

    rusty bacon

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Rustyadjective

    Etymology: from rust.

    After a long calm of peace, he was left engaged in a war with a rusty sword and empty purse. James Howell.

    Part scour the rusty shields with seam, and part
    New grind the blunted ax. John Dryden, Æneis.

    Hector, in his dull and long continued truce,
    Is rusty grown. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

ChatGPT

  1. rusty

    Rusty refers to a state of corrosion, degradation, or discoloration, typically reddish-brown, that forms on the surface of iron or steel as a result of exposure to oxygen and moisture over a period of time. In a broader context, it can also mean something that appears neglected, old, or outdated, or it can describe a person's skills or abilities that have declined due to lack of practice or use.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rusty

    covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat

  2. Rusty

    impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect

  3. Rusty

    discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon

  4. Rusty

    surly; morose; crusty; sullen

  5. Rusty

    rust-colored; dark

  6. Rusty

    discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy

  7. Rusty

    resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous

  8. Etymology: [AS. rustig.]

Wikidata

  1. Rusty

    Rusty is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band earned a 1996 Juno Award nomination in the category Best Alternative Album for Fluke.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of RUSTY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of RUSTY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of RUSTY in a Sentence

  1. Rudyard Kipling:

    There rise her timeless capitals of empires daily born, whose plinths are laid at midnight and whose streets are packed at morn; and here come tired youths and maids that feign to love or sin in tones like rusty razor blades to tunes like smitten tin.

  2. Walter Scott:

    A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.

  3. Nathan Adrian:

    Feeling a little rusty this morning, trying to get back into the meet after a late night.

  4. Sheila Hatfield:

    I just looked down and I saw this old rusty washer covered in gunk and I’m like, 'ew!'.

  5. Grigor Dimitrov:

    I was a bit rusty obviously and need to brush up on a few things and come back and get a bit better, i just want to play as many matches as possible on grass. It's a tough field here and you have to be on the edge every single round.

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