"rusty" meaning in English

See rusty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈrʌsti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rusty.wav [UK] Forms: rusty [positive], rustier [comparative], rustiest [superlative]
Etymology: rust + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|rust|y}} rust + -y Head templates: {{adj|rusty|rustier|rustiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is rusty, it has rust on it covering most of it.
    Sense id: simple-rusty-en-adj-G7vIGwH0
  2. If a person's skill in doing something is rusty, it means that they have not done that task in a long period of time and may be unfamiliar with the steps.
    Sense id: simple-rusty-en-adj-rC5p0aTm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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