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rusty

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of rusty

harsh and dry in sound

In a rusty voice the old man welcomed us to his ranch.

Synonyms of rusty

coarse, croaking, grating, gravel, gravelly, gruff, hoarse, husky, rasping, raspy, scratchy, throaty

Words Related to rusty

growling, growly, guttural

abrasive, cacophonous, discordant, grinding, jarring, rough, scraping, scratching

cawing, raucous, screeching, squawking, strident

choked, cracked, strained, strangled

dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical

Near Antonyms of rusty

gentle, gliding, golden, liquid, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, soothing, sweet, tender

satiny, silken, smooth, soft, velvety

euphonious, lyric, lyrical, melodic, melodious, musical

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