Definitions for rusty
ˈrʌs tirusty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rustyadjective

   Etymology: from rust.

   1. Covered with rust; infected with 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.

   2. Impaired by inactivity.

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

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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 In a broader context, it can also mean something that appears neglected, old, or outdated, or it can describe a person's skills or abilities that have declined due to lack of practice or use.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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

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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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1. rusty

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Anagrams for rusty »

1. yurts

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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. James Clapper:

   I prefer to remember Rusty Giuliani that way than the way Rusty Giuliani's conducting Rusty Giuliani now.

2. Irish Proverb:

   May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty.

3. 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.

4. Larry Sabato:

   Hillary Clinton, I think, has proven that when you're off the trail for a while, you come back rusty, she certainly came back rusty on that book tour.

5. Rory McIlroy:

   I guess after coming off a three-week break, I felt, I wouldn't say rusty, but just not quite on top of my game yesterday, and then today I felt like I was trying to get something going and couldn't. Coming off three weeks off and playing in conditions like these, it sort of shows you where your game's at. I've just got to regroup and get ready for Miami next week.

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