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rustyish

rustyish adjective: somewhat rusty.

Adjective

rustyish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat rusty.
    • March 3, 1850, James Fenimore Cooper letter to Mrs. Cooper, Cooperstown
      She looked pretty well; her dress was a rustyish black, but not very bad.

Origin of rustyish

From rusty + -ish.

Questions about rustyish

What does rustyish mean?
Rustyish means somewhat rusty.
What part of speech is rustyish?
Rustyish is an adjective.

Words near rustyish in the dictionary

  1. rustyback ferns
  2. rustybacks
  3. rustyguts
  4. rustyhood
  5. rustyhoods
  6. rustyish
  7. Rusu
  8. rusud
  9. rusuds
  10. rusul
  11. rusure

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