Dusty vs. Rusty — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dusty and Rusty
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Dusty
Tinged with gray.
Rusty
Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.
Dusty
Covered or filled with dust.
Rusty
Discolored and rancid; reasty.
Rusty bacon
Dusty
Consisting of or resembling dust; powdery.
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Rusty
Covered with rust; corroded.
Dusty
Timeworn; stale
The dusty precepts of a bygone era.
Rusty
Consisting of or produced by rust.
Dusty
Covered with dust.
A dusty carpet
Rusty
Of a yellowish-red or brownish-red color.
Dusty
Powdery and resembling dust.
Rusty
Working or operating stiffly or incorrectly because of or as if because of rust.
Dusty
Grey in parts.
Rusty
Weakened or impaired by neglect, disuse, or lack of practice.
Dusty
(figurative) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.
Rusty
Marked or corroded by rust.
Dusty
Ugly, disgusting a general term of abuse
Rusty
Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.
Dusty
Ugly, unwell, inadequate, bad generally used in the negative
Rusty
Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.
Dusty
Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; a dusty attic; also, reducing to dust.
And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to dusty death.
Rusty
Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.
Dusty
Like dust; of the color of dust; as, a dusty white.
Rusty
Category:Cockney rhyming slang slang A gun or in particular an old or worn one.
Dusty
Covered with a layer of dusty;
A dusty pile of books
Rusty
Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
Rusty
Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.
[Hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce,Is rusty grown.
Rusty
Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
Rusty
Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.
Rusty
Rust-colored; dark.
Rusty
Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
The rusty little schooners that bring firewood from the British provinces.
Rusty
Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.
Rusty
Covered with or consisting of rust;
A rusty machine
Rusty deposits
Rusty
Of the color of rust
Rusty
Impaired in skill by neglect
Rusty
Ancient;
Hoary jokes
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