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rusted-out

rusted-out adjective: having rusted completely; having become covered in rust; having become non-functional over time.

Adjective

rusted-out (comparative more rusted-out, superlative most rusted-out)

  1. Having rusted completely; having become covered in rust; having become non-functional over time.
    • 20 January 2017, Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech
      But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation

Forms of rusted-out

comparativemore rusted-out
superlativemost rusted-out

Questions about rusted-out

What does rusted-out mean?
Rusted-out means having rusted completely; having become covered in rust; having become non-functional over time.
What part of speech is rusted-out?
Rusted-out is an adjective.

Words near rusted-out in the dictionary

  1. Rustburg
  2. rusted
  3. rusted off
  4. rusted out
  5. rusted through
  6. rusted-out
  7. rustenburgite
  8. rustful
  9. rustfully
  10. rustgill
  11. rustgills

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