Definition of rusty Rusty

/ɹʌˈsti/ - [rustee] - rust•y

We found 19 definitions of rusty from 6 different sources.

What does rusty mean?

Adjective rusty, rustier, rustiest
rusty - covered with or consisting of rust; "a rusty machine"; "rusty deposits"
		rusted having accumulated rust; "rusted hinges"
rusty - of the brown color of rust
		rust, rust-brown
		chromatic being or having or characterized by hue
rusty - impaired in skill by neglect
		out of practice
		unskilled not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"
rusty - ancient; "hoary jokes"
		hoary

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rusty (Adjective)
Affected by rust.
rusty (Adjective)
Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.
rusty (Adjective)
Having red or reddish-brown hair.
rusty (Adjective)
Lacking recent experience, out of practice , especially with respect to a skill or activity.
rusty (Adjective)
discolored and rancid; reasty.

rusty (superl.)
Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
rusty (superl.)
Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.
rusty (superl.)
Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
rusty (superl.)
Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.
rusty (superl.)
Rust-colored; dark.
rusty (superl.)
Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
rusty (superl.)
Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.

rusty
Out of use, To nab the rust; to be refractory; properly applied to a restive horse, and figuratively to the human species. To ride rusty; to be sullen; called also to ride grub.

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rusty in sign language