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rusty

rusty

44 2.1
Covered with a red-brown layer that forms on old metal
  • adjective
  • /ˈrʌsti/
translation icon : oxidado
  • The old bike sat in the garage, covered in rusty patches from years of neglect.
  • rusty nails
  • rusty iron
  • rusty wire

So like metal bucket, yellow balloon, cracked iPhone, rusty coin, stripe scarf.

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Examples

  • Plumes of coal smoke rise from rusty stacks on every urban horizon.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The countless rocks and pieces of rusty metal made it slow going.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • You smell like a rusty piece of metal.

  • So the planet would become big, red and rusty instead of what it is.

  • We got a rusty water tank across the street.

    The Night Listener (2006)

  • A row of tin cans is set up on a rusty old car.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Because that's so rusty there, that bit and also the screw as well.

  • There's all sorts of broken glass and rusty nails out there.

    Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011)

  • Michael limped to a small rusty car, and Lena helped him in.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Listen," Jacob said as he examined the rusty bolts that held the pipe in place.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

rusted
vsrusty
1 1.0

Covered in reddish-brown flakes that form on metal

is the common adjective for the same metal condition
rustly
vsrusty
6.8

Covered in red-brown flakes on old metal

is about being covered by the reddish brown substance on metal
corroded
vsrusty
5.8

Damaged by chemicals or rust so metal slowly wears away

focuses on being covered by reddish brown oxidation rather than eaten away

Compounds

rusty nail
3 2.5

A nail with red-brown flakes that forms when metal stays wet

rusty blackbird
  • US
1 9.3

A North American blackbird with dark feathers that have rusty edges in autumn

rusty-brown
1 2.8

A brown color with a red tint like old metal left outside

rusty-red
1 3.4

A red color with a brown-orange hint like rust

rusty grackle
  • US
9.9

A blackbird with dark shiny feathers that show reddish edges in autumn

rusty rig
  • Australian
9.9

A big Australian tree with spreading roots often planted for shade and beauty

rusty woodsia
8.3

A fern with rusty-brown stalks and long, narrow divided leaves that grows on rocks in northern cooler areas

How Rusty

corroded
5.8
rusty
44 2.1
to flake off
3 3.9
weathered
12 4.2
new
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

rusty positive
rustier comparative
rustiest superlative

Morphology

rusty = rust (transparent) = rust + y

Direct adjectival formation from the noun 'rust' meaning 'covered with rust', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Rusty comes from the noun rust, the 'reddish-brown' material that forms when iron or steel gets wet and slowly breaks down. So something 'rusty' is covered with that brown material and often becomes weaker or harder to move.