rustiest

Adjective (1)

rusty (comparative rustier, superlative rustiest)

1. Marked or corroded by rust.
   • The overall mood of this volume is one of melancholy and loss, weary resignation to one's lot—trudging round and round on the rusty hamster wheel of life.2002 June 28, Michiko Kakutani, “Books of the Times”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2019, retrieved 23 Sep 2008
2. Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.
   • Alive? he might be dead for aught I know, / With that red gaunt and colloped neck a-strain, / And shut eyes underneath the rusty mane;1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, section XIV
3. Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.
   • Before the match, Hodgson had expressed the hope that his players would be fresh rather than rusty after an 18-day break from league commitments because of two successive postponements.2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2011
4. (historical) Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.
   • He wore a black jacket, rusty and amorphous.1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
5. Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.

Adjective (2)

rusty (comparative more rusty, superlative most rusty)

1. Discolored and rancid; reasty.
   • rusty bacon

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