rusty

English

/ˈɹʌsti/

adj
Definitions
  • 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.
  • (now) Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.
  • Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rusty inherited from Old English rustiġ (rusty) inherited from Proto-Germanic *rustagaz (rusty) affix from English rust.

Origin

English

rust

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms