Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rustyish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rusty-ish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat rusty.

Example Sentences

"March 3, 1850, James Fenimore Cooper letter to Mrs. Cooper, Cooperstown She looked pretty well; her dress was a rustyish black, but not very bad."

Etymology

From rusty + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rusty

Questions

What does rustyish mean?: Somewhat rusty.
Where does rustyish come from?: From rusty + -ish.

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