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Rustier
(gcide) | Rusty \Rust"y\, a. [AS. rustig.] [Compar. Rustier; superl.
Rustiest.]
1. Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword;
rusty wheat.
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2. Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.
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[Hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce,
Is rusty grown. --Shak.
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3. Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
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4. Surly; morose; crusty; sullen. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Rusty
words." --Piers Plowman.
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5. Rust-colored; dark. "Rusty blood." --Spenser.
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6. Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
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The rusty little schooners that bring firewood from
the British provinces. --Hawthorne.
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7. (Bot.) Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling,
rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.
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Trustier
(gcide) | Trusty \Trust"y\, a. [Compar. Trustier; superl. Trustiest.]
1. Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving
confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.
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Your trusty and most valiant servitor. --Shak.
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2. Hence, not liable to fail; strong; firm.
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His trusty sword he called to his aid. --Spenser.
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3. Involving trust; as, a trusty business. [R.] --Shak.
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