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rustly

rustly adjective: tending to rustle; making a rustling noise.

Adjective

rustly (comparative more rustly, superlative most rustly)

  1. Tending to rustle; making a rustling noise.
    • The quaint street, rustly trees and narrow storefronts make everything in the windows look delectable, buyable, wearable —— even some flouncy miniskirt in Juicy Couture appears timeless.2009 May 28, Mike Albo, “Spend Some Time, if Nothing Else”, in New York Times

Forms of rustly

comparativemore rustly
superlativemost rustly

Origin of rustly

From rustle + -y.

Questions about rustly

What does rustly mean?
Rustly means tending to rustle; making a rustling noise.
What part of speech is rustly?
Rustly is an adjective.

Words near rustly in the dictionary

  1. rustling
  2. rustling someone's jimmies
  3. rustling up
  4. rustlingly
  5. rustlings
  6. rustly
  7. Rustman
  8. Rusto
  9. Ruston
  10. rustproof
  11. rustproofed

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