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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Rusty

Hi

What does rusty mean here?

Although my grandfather is old, he is not rusty.

Thanks.
  

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We use rusty to describe a decline in skills in a subject when you don't practice, especially subjects like playing a musical instrument, playing a sport, speaking a foreign language, etc. Your example is not common, but that is how I would interpret the word rusty .

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  • We use rusty to describe a decline in skills in a subject when you don't practice, especially subjects like playing a musical instrument, playing a sport, speaking a foreign language, etc.
  • Your example is not common, but that is how I would interpret the word rusty .
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We use rusty to describe a decline in skills in a subject when you don't practice, especially subjects like playing a musical instrument, playing a sport, speaking a foreign language, etc.

Your example is not common, but that is how I would interpret the word rusty.
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Hi,

What does rusty mean here?

Although my grandfather is old, he is not rusty. The speaker probably means feeble or deteriorated in some way.

However, when I hear the word 'rusty', it is always in connection with some specified skill.

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Odd, but the first thing that sprang to my mind was: Although my grandfather is old, he is limber.

All of the other explanations are perfectly correct and probably preferable.

I just felt that if the gentleman was not rusty, he must be lithe, supple or flexible.

John
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Thank you all very much.
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