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rusty
/ˈɹʌsti/
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What does rusty mean?
adjective
- Marked or corroded by rust.
- Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.
- Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.
More meanings (6)
adjective
- Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.
- Discolored and rancid; reasty.
- Cantankerous
- (historical) Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.
noun
- (slang) A gun or in particular an old or worn one.
proper noun
- A male given name.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹʌsti/
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That rusty black hat with the drooping red flower, it might not be Ona’s, but there was very little likelihood of it.
Beyond the corncribs, at the bottom of the shallow draw, was a muddy little pond, with rusty willow bushes growing about it.
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When you have got through these narrow lanes, you come to an archway, imperfectly stopped up by a rusty old gate—my gate.
Male -- In full plumage, glossy black with metallic reflections, intermixed with rusty brown that becomes more pronounced as the season advances.
In some of the oldest orchards one may still occasionally see a large dilapidated tree with the rusty iron bolt yet visible.