rusty

About 2.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Marked or corroded by rust. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. adjective Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.
3. adjective Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.
4. adjective Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.
5. adjective Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.
6. noun A gun or in particular an old or worn one.
7. adjective Discolored and rancid; reasty.

   rusty bacon

8. adjective Cantankerous

Similar words

rusted rust hoary colored chromatic old unskilled out of practice corroded oxidised

Often followed by

and iron old brown black nail red nails hinges

Word family

rustier rustiest rustily rustiness rustinesses