rustiness

Definitions of rustiness
  1. noun
    the condition of being coated or clogged with rust
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    type of:
    condition, status
    a state at a particular time
  2. noun
    ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice
    “his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up”
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    type of:
    awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness
    unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
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