rusty
/ˈɹʌsti/ adjective B2- 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.
- Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.
- Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.
Comparative rustier · Superlative rustiest
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We were admitted by a strange, wizened, rusty-coated old manservant, who seemed in keeping with the house.
There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds.
Here is Mount Clear, Mount Rusty-Nail,
Something like a reluctant smile, rather rusty from long disuse, mellowed Marilla’s grim expression.
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