Crossword-Solution: RUSTY
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Rusty | superl. | Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat. |
| Rusty | superl. | Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect. |
| Rusty | superl. | Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon. |
| Rusty | superl. | Surly; morose; crusty; sullen. |
| Rusty | superl. | Rust-colored; dark. |
| Rusty | superl. | Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy. |
| Rusty | superl. | Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| RUSTY | anagram | STRUY, TYRUS, YURTS |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with RUSTY (5)
From far within him he heard a creaking as of rusty portals, and through them came a stern tap-tap-tap, like hammering in the night when one cannot sleep.
But for the piece of rusty stovepipe sticking up through the sod, you could have walked over the roof of Ivar’s dwelling without dreaming that you were near a human habitation.
That matters should continue pleasant Maryann spoke, who, what with her brown complexion, and the working wrapper of rusty linsey, had at present the mellow hue of an old sketch in oils—notably some of Nicholas Poussin’s:— “Do anybody know of a crooked man, or a lame, or any second-hand fellow at all that would do for poor me?” said Maryann.
Nor must we forget the captains of the rusty little schooners that bring firewood from the British provinces; a rough-looking set of tarpaulins, without the alertness of the Yankee aspect, but contributing an item of no slight importance to our decaying trade.
With two spatulate hands the handling-machine was digging out and flinging masses of clay into the pear-shaped receptacle above, while with another arm it periodically opened a door and removed rusty and blackened clinkers from the middle part of the machine.
Quotes with RUSTY (3)
It's funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults had some kind of inner toolbox full of shiny tools: the saw of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed you these rusty bent old tools - friendships, prayer, conscience, honesty - and said 'do the best you can with these, they will have to do'. And mostly, against all odds, they do.
I gave him my best cryptic smile. He did not fall down to his feet, kiss my shoes, and promise me the world. I must be getting rusty.
Never mind that. What's going on with you and Heath?" Annabelle pulled a little wide-eyed innocence out of her rusty bag of college acting skills." What do you mean? Business.""Don't give me that. We've been friends too long." She switched to a furrowed brow. "He's my most important client. You know how much this means to me." Molly wasn't buying it. "I've seen the way you look at him. Like he was a slot machine with triple sevens tattooed on his forehead. If you fall in love…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Rock & Roll, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 106 times in crossword archives (1947–2025).