rustly

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adjective

Tending to rustle; making a rustling noise.

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Meanings

adjectiverustly (comparative more rustly, superlative most rustly)

comparative more rustly · superlative most rustly

  1. Tending to rustle; making a rustling noise.

    The quaint street, rustly trees and narrow storefronts make everything in the windows look delectable, buyable, wearable —— even some flouncy miniskirt in Juicy Couture appears timeless.

    2009 May 28, Mike Albo, “Spend Some Time, if Nothing Else”, in New York Times

Origin

From rustle + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sultry
Cite this entry
APA

rustly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustly

MLA

“rustly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rustly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustly.

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