rusty
adjective
covered with or affected by rust.
rustier
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comparativeof rusty.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The tall flowers shot up out of spiky, gray-green leaves and were brilliant against darker, rustier tones in the yards.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2023
BEREA, Ohio — Deshaun Watson felt the crowd’s anger while juggling his own nerves and emotions in a return that was rustier than expected last week.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
My own feed—I lived in San Francisco before moving to Cleveland—had the vapors, offering up rustier alternatives—just move to the Midwest!—as morally and fiscally superior and doubling down on the fetishization of cheap real estate.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2018
The fast machines, pieced together from vintage parts and scrapyard finds, also are rumblier, rustier and turn more heads on the highway.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2014
My Joust skills were a lot rustier than I thought.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
