covered with rust, oxidized; having a reddish-orange coloring like that of rust; faded, worn out; out of practice, needing a refresher course
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Rusty Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(superl.)
Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.
Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.
(superl.)
Rust-colored; dark.
Rust-colored; dark.
(superl.)
Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.
Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.
(superl.)
Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.
Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.
(superl.)
Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
(superl.)
Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
(superl.)
Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutCovered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
rusty
\rust"y\ (?), a. [as. rustig.] [compar. rustier (&?;); superl. rustiest.]
1. covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
2. impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect. [hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce, is rusty grown.
3. discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
4. surly; morose; crusty; sullen. [obs. or prov. eng.] "rusty words."
5. rust-colored; dark. "rusty blood."
6. discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy. the rusty little schooners that bring firewood from the british provinces.
7. (bot.) resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.
rusty
adj
1. covered with or consisting of rust; "a rusty machine"; "rusty deposits"
2. of the color of rust [syn: rust]
3. impaired in skill by neglect [syn: out of practice(p) ]
4. ancient; "hoary jokes" [syn: hoary]
similar words(7)
rusty woodsia
rusty dab
rusty iron
rusty grackle
rusty memory
rusty rig
rusty blackbird
Rhydlyd = a. apt to rust, rusty
Rhydu = v. to rust, to grow rusty
Adjective
1. covered with or consisting of rust; "a rusty machine"; "rusty deposits"
(similar) rusted
2. of the color of rust
(synonym) rust
(similar) chromatic
3. impaired in skill by neglect
(synonym) out of practice(p)
(similar) unskilled
4. ancient; "hoary jokes"
(synonym) hoary
(similar) old
Rusty Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Rusty may refer to something covered with rust or with a rust (color). Rusty is also a nickname for people who have red hair or are named Russell. Rusty may refer to:
People
- Rusty Anderson (born 1959), American guitarist
- Rusty Bryant (1929–1991), American saxophonist
- Rusty Cooley, American guitarist
- Rusty Cundieff (born 1960), American director
- Rusty Day (1945–1982), American musician
- Rusty Edwards (born 1969), American radio personality
- Rusty Egan (born 1957), British drummer
- Rusty Fein (born 1982), American figure skater
- Rusty Joiner (born 1972), American model
- Rusty Greer (born 1969), American baseball player
- Rusty Hamer (1947–1990), American actor
- Rusty Humphries (born 1965), American radio host
- Rusty Kuntz (born 1955), American baseball player
- Rusty Magee (1955–2003), American composer
- Rusty Russell (born 1973), Australian software programmer
- Rusty Schweickart (born 1935), American astronaut
- Rusty Staub (born 1944), American baseball player
- Rusty Wallace (born 1956), American race car driver
- Rusty Young (disambiguation), multiple people
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