Rusty
['rʌstɪ] or ['rʌsti]
Definition
(adj.) covered with or consisting of rust; 'a rusty machine'; 'rusty deposits' .
Inputed by Julio--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
(superl.) Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.
(superl.) Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
(superl.) Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.
(superl.) Rust-colored; dark.
(superl.) Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
(superl.) Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.
Typist: Loretta
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Covered with rust.[2]. Musty, fusty, mildewed.
Inputed by Betty
Examples
- The boy's eyes had lighted with pleasure as I spoke, and I saw him glance from his rusty trappings to the magnificence of my own. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Al-ways rusty! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He had no weapon, excepting a poniard at his belt, which served to counterbalance the weight of the bunch of rusty keys that hung at his right side. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Taking the brewery on my way back, I raised the rusty latch of a little door at the garden end of it, and walked through. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- An old blade, and rusty somewhat, but the edge and temper still excellent. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He wore very short trousers, and black cotton stockings, which, like the rest of his apparel, were particularly rusty. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I would keep it bright with use, and not let it lie for weeks aside, till it gets rusty. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His clothing was worn down to the rusty hue of the hat in the entry, but though he looked shabby he did not look mean. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- His rusty coat had a social air, and the baggy pockets plainly proved that little hands often went in empty and came out full. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I am at your service, Mr. Steel, says the gentleman when his visitor has taken a rusty chair. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It is the rustiest old barn in heathendom. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Editor: Lorna