Dusty vs. Rusty: What's the Difference?

Covered or filled with dust.

Covered with rust; corroded.

Consisting of or resembling dust; powdery.

Consisting of or produced by rust.

Tinged with gray.

Of a yellowish-red or brownish-red color.

Timeworn; stale

Working or operating stiffly or incorrectly because of or as if because of rust.

Covered with dust.

Weakened or impaired by neglect, disuse, or lack of practice.

Powdery and resembling dust.

Marked or corroded by rust.

Grey in parts.

Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.

(figurative) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.

Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.

Ugly, disgusting a general term of abuse

Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.

Ugly, unwell, inadequate, bad generally used in the negative

Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.

Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; a dusty attic; also, reducing to dust.

Discolored and rancid; reasty.

Like dust; of the color of dust; as, a dusty white.

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Covered with a layer of dusty;

Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.

Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.

Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.

Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.

Rust-colored; dark.

Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.

Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.

Covered with or consisting of rust;

Of the color of rust

Impaired in skill by neglect

Ancient;