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Inflections of 'rusty' (adj):

rustier: adj comparative

rustiest: adj superlative

Collocations for "rusty"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rusty" in context.

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rusty

adj

a rusty [frame, car, chassis, screw, nail, bolt, hinge]
rusty [metal, iron]
the [frame, metal] is rusty
the [frame] is getting rusty
the [frame] is starting to get rusty
the [frame] has gone rusty
the [field, grass] has turned a rusty brown
a rusty [red, brown] [scarf, dress, car]
my [English, Spanish, French] is a [bit, little] rusty
my [English] is [getting, pretty] rusty
am a bit rusty on my [English]
she was rusty after not having [played, practiced]

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'rusty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

anchor - bicycle - faucet - gate - hinge - iron - junk - nail - pipe - scythe - shack - shear - sheath - tip

Forum discussions with the word(s) "rusty" in the title:

A rusty nail was protruding from the wall - English Only forum
A <rusty, old, bronze> statue - English Only forum
be stitched together with a rusty needle and a loose thread - English Only forum
become rusty (and/nothing/, ) unused - English Only forum
going rusty - English Only forum
he rhythmic clang of time being beaten out on a rusty brake shoe - English Only forum
he was rusty now, and a little self-conscious - English Only forum
hooded in rusty black; - English Only forum
I am kind of <rusty> [memory] - English Only forum
I was bored as rusty nails on a warped board - English Only forum
Life is a rusty hubcab lying in a ditch at the side of the road - English Only forum
My English is a bit rusty. - English Only forum
My skill has turned rusty. - English Only forum
Out of practice(rusty) Vs in practice (not rusty) - English Only forum
people get rusty - English Only forum
pick a rusty lock with rusty tools. - English Only forum
rotten vs rusty - English Only forum
rouse/awaken rusty skills - English Only forum
<rust> <get rusty/rusted> - English Only forum
rusted/rusty - English Only forum
Rusty fans - English Only forum
rusty mustache - English Only forum
rusty sheet of roofing-iron stayed warm - English Only forum
rusty warning to cyclists - English Only forum
rusty with - English Only forum
rusty with sands and shelves - English Only forum
so rusty it < could be mistaken / could have been mistaken > - English Only forum
That box of nails is rusty. - English Only forum
the rusty casque of Romance - English Only forum
"we know Major Tom is rusty." - English Only forum
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