rusty
adjective/ˈrʌsti/
/ˈrʌsti/
(comparative rustier, superlative rustiest)
- covered with rust
- rusty metal
- a rusty old car
- [not usually before noun] (informal) (of a sport, skill, etc.) not as good as it used to be, because you have not been practising
- My tennis is very rusty these days.
- I haven't played the piano for ages—I may be a little rusty.
- My golf’s a bit rusty—I haven’t played for years!
- skills that grow rusty from disuse
Word OriginOld English rūstig (see rust, -y).
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