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Rustiness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The state of being rusty.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality or state of being rusty.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state or condition of being rusty.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the condition of being coated or clogged with rust

n. ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice

Word Usage

"The audience took up the cry, the dogs barked more excitedly, and five minutes of hilarity delayed the turn which, when at last started, was marked by rustiness and erraticness on the part of the dogs and by great peevishness on the part of Wilton Davis."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

condition status clumsiness ineptness ineptitude

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