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rustyish

adj

Etymology

From rusty + -ish.

  1. inherited from *rustagaz✻ — “rusty”
  2. inherited from rūstiġ — “rusty”
  3. inherited from rusty
  4. suffixed as rustyish — “rusty + ish”

Definitions

  1. Somewhat rusty.

    • March 3, 1850, James Fenimore Cooper letter to Mrs. Cooper, Cooperstown She looked pretty well; her dress was a rustyish black, but not very bad.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA