Rusty

·superl Rust-colored; dark.

II. Rusty ·superl Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.

III. Rusty ·superl Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.

IV. Rusty ·superl Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.

V. Rusty ·superl Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.

VI. Rusty ·superl Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.

VII. Rusty ·superl Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.

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