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RUSTINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rustiness mean?
• RUSTINESS (noun)
The noun RUSTINESS has 2 senses:
1. the condition of being coated or clogged with rust
2. ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice
Familiarity information: RUSTINESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The condition of being coated or clogged with rust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rustiness" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
rusty (covered with or consisting of rust)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up
Hypernyms ("rustiness" is a kind of...):
awkwardness; clumsiness; ineptitude; ineptness; maladroitness; slowness (unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training)
Derivation:
rusty (impaired in skill by neglect)
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