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noun the condition of being coated or clogged with rust
noun ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice
originEtymology tree English rusty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rustiness From rusty + -ness.
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