Rustiness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being rusty. uncountable

    "Southgate's team, playing their first game since the 4-0 win in Kosovo in November, showed understandable rustiness"

  2. 2
    ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice wordnet
  3. 3
    the condition of being coated or clogged with rust wordnet

Synonyms

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inabilityinadequacyinaptitudeincapabilityincapacityincompetence

Example

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"Southgate's team, playing their first game since the 4-0 win in Kosovo in November, showed understandable rustiness"

Etymology

From rusty + -ness.

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