RUSTY


Meaning of RUSTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rʌsti ]

( rustier, rustiest)

1.

A rusty metal object such as a car or a machine is covered with rust, which is a brown substance that forms on iron or steel when it comes into contact with water.

...a rusty iron gate.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

If a skill that you have or your knowledge of something is rusty , it is not as good as it used to be, because you have not used it for a long time.

You may be a little rusty, but past experience and teaching skills won’t have been lost.

ADJ

3.

Rusty is sometimes used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour.

ADJ

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