Rusty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

covered with or consisting of rust

of the brown color of rust

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌsti/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌsti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌsti/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌsti/.

Examples

a rusty machine
rusty deposits
hoary jokes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rust out of practice rust-brown hoary

Parts of Speech

adjective	covered with or consisting of rust “a rusty machine”
adjective	of the brown color of rust
adjective	impaired in skill by neglect
adjective	ancient “hoary jokes”

Word Forms

rustiness	noun	the condition of being coated or clogged with rust
rust	noun	a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rostig

mit Rost bedeckt oder daraus bestehend

🇫🇷French

rouillé

recouvert ou constitué de rouille

🇪🇸Spanish

oxidado

cubierto o compuesto de óxido

🇮🇹Italian

arrugginito

ricoperto o costituito da ruggine

🇳🇱Dutch

roestig

bedekt met of bestaande uit roest

🇵🇹Portuguese

oxidado

coberto com ou consistindo de ferrugem

🇷🇺Russian

ржавый

покрытый или состоящий из ржавчины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जंग खाए

जंग से ढका हुआ या युक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

মরিচা

মরিচা দিয়ে আচ্ছাদিত বা গঠিত

🇮🇳Tamil

துருப்பிடித்த

துருவால் மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும் அல்லது கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

తుప్పుపట్టిన

తుప్పుతో కప్పబడి లేదా కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गंजलेला

झाकलेले किंवा गंज असलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાટવાળું

રસ્ટથી ઢંકાયેલું અથવા સમાવિષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಕ್ಕು ಹಿಡಿದ

ತುಕ್ಕುಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുരുമ്പിച്ച

തുരുമ്പ് കൊണ്ട് പൊതിഞ്ഞ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അടങ്ങുന്ന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੰਗਾਲ

ਜੰਗਾਲ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

زنگ آلود

زنگ سے ڈھکا یا اس پر مشتمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生锈的

被铁锈覆盖或由铁锈组成

🇯🇵Japanese

錆びた

錆で覆われているか、錆で構成されている

🇰🇷Korean

녹슨

녹으로 덮여 있거나 녹으로 구성되어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gỉ

được bao phủ bởi hoặc bao gồm rỉ sét

🇹🇭Thai

สนิม

ปกคลุมไปด้วยหรือประกอบด้วยสนิม

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkarat

ditutupi dengan atau terdiri dari karat

🇵🇭Filipino

kinakalawang

natatakpan o binubuo ng kalawang

🇲🇾Malay

berkarat

ditutup dengan atau terdiri daripada karat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صدئ

مغطاة أو تتكون من الصدأ

🇮🇷Persian

زنگ زده

پوشیده از زنگ یا متشکل از زنگ

🇹🇷Turkish

paslı

pasla kaplı veya pastan oluşan

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָלוּד

מכוסה או מורכבת מחלודה

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