rusty

adjective

ˈrə-stē How to pronounce rusty (audio)
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as in archaic
having passed its time of use or usefulness rusty laws still on the books because no one bothered to repeal them

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as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound in a rusty voice the old man ordered us off his land

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Recent Examples of rusty Open Pine Forests Eufala National Wildlife Refuge One of the most significant environments for wintering rusty blackbirds, Eufala National Wildlife Refuge is also host to an ecosystem of wiregrass and longleaf pines, a keystone tree species native to the Southeastern United States. — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025 The celestial event, which will see the moon change to rusty red hues, will occur in the U.S. on the night of March 13-14. — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025 In the very early hours of March 14, the moon will cross different parts of Earth’s shadow and thus display a range of rusty hues. — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025 During the roughly hour of totality—when the moon is fully in our planet’s shadow—the full moon turns a rusty tinge. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rusty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rusty
  1. archaic
  2. hoarse
  3. antiquated
  4. gruff
  5. obsolete
  6. husky
  7. medieval
  8. old
Adjective
  • Sony introduced a now archaic version of RGB LED tech in 2004, though that version can hardly be compared to today’s displays.
    — Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers believe that Pink represents the oldest archaic fossils ever found in this region, according to a study published in Nature on March 12.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of archaic
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  • Typically lasting about a week, these include chronic cough, sneezing fits, runny nose, sinus pressure, headache, swollen lymph nodes, and hoarse (scratchy, raspy) voice.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Those concerns came to a head during Biden's debate against now-President Donald Trump in June, when Biden sounded hoarse and appeared to stumble through several answers.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of hoarse
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  • Cuba remained largely without power on Saturday morning, after the island nation's grid collapsed the night before, knocking out electricity for 10 million people and raising fresh questions about the viability of its antiquated generating system.
    — Fox News, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Looking at the math of our antiquated plurality voting system, the Democrats’ actions may seem rational.
    — Rob Richie, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of antiquated
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  • In The Empire’s frame, residents of a coastal village in northern France — gruff, virile fisherman Jony (Brandon Vlieghe) and teenage tease Line (Lyna Khoudri) — reveal their oddball allegiance to extraterrestrial invaders.
    — Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a gruff and garrulous baseball pitching and hitting machine called Pop Fly (Brian Cox).
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • Yet, the advent of commercial aviation in the 1950s rendered these icons of the seas obsolete almost overnight.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • As Maryland transitions to clean energy, customers are left paying for obsolete gas pipelines.
    — Susan Stevens Miller, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • Voicing the bag is an older woman with a husky Tuscan timbre, which carries the whole way through its lifecycle onscreen.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
  • My husky boy feet cemented into the concrete veranda.
    — Diane Seuss, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Definition of husky
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  • The History of Traditional Sitting Rooms The concept of a formal sitting room dates all the way back to medieval monasteries, where monks used these spaces to conduct business with visitors and laypeople.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Over 800 years later, Bern remains (as does its bears) and its old town is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, complete with charming arcades, Renaissance fountains, and an early 13th-century clock tower with a medieval puppet show happening every hour on the hour.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of medieval
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  • Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the only players to hit that mark at 28 years old.
    — Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • In the Pig universe, which has now been running for two decades, George remains two years old and Peppa two years older.
    — Caroline Frost, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of old

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