His rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective, : My Latin is rusty. ,I am a bit rusty at tennis.    From Dictionary.com. 

"I'm banking on freshness overpowering rustiness," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Duval feeling rested, ready] Reference

If you'll put up with my rustiness, Cousin, I accept your sweet offer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time Enough For Love]

David Harrison picked up for O'Neal's rustiness, adding 10 in a reserve role.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

` ` I want to get tired and I want to keep pushing myself and get all the rustiness out. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

It touched the leftward heights, a wash of gold over their rustiness, but that deepened the gloom down here.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starfarers]

They're especially humbling targets for hunters who don't touch their guns all summer, quick to expose any rustiness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Culture and Tradition of Southern Dove Hunting] Reference

But in public speaking as in most other pursuits, practice usually makes people better, and rustiness makes them worse.    From Wordnik.com.  [When George Meets John] Reference

I write my way into a story and only after that initial rustiness has worn away do the words flow without too much hassle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time & Memory] Reference

He had a desperate start to his Marseille career, missing months with injury and struggling for a few weeks with rustiness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Roma, Claudio Ranieri and José Mourinho: romance and revenge in Italy] Reference

And the lot next to it was a marvellous constellation of tin cans in every stage of rustiness, if you peeped between the bushes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kangaroo] Reference

You perceive him, a lank, cadaverous, good-looking man with long black hair and a semi-clerical costume of quite painful rustiness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love and Mr Lewisham] Reference

The heavy old door between my room and his creaked with rustiness and age, as for the first time in years it turned upon its hinges.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters of a Dakota Divorcee] Reference

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Playing their first game in eight days, the Los Angeles Kings relied on goalie Jonathan Quick's reflexes to compensate for the rustiness of everyone else.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Peter Forsberg, the MVP in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche in 2003, was also a disappointment, although his rustiness could be explained by stomach muscle surgery last month.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Tkachuk's four goals help U.S. knock out Russia] Reference

Part of the reason, according to Cueto, was rustiness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk] Reference

Now, forgive my rustiness, dear reader .... there is a lot to write up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Musings of a reactionary snob] Reference

I was expecting a little bit of rustiness, having been out for so long.    From Wordnik.com.  [getreading - Reading Post - RSS feed] Reference

We did show a lot of ring-rustiness, but that would have been expected.    From Wordnik.com.  [icLiverpool] Reference

Spurs shirt will iron out any pre-season rustiness in time for another call-up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evening Standard - Home] Reference

But Karl added "excitement of the game could take precedent over the rustiness.".    From Wordnik.com.  [RockyMountainNews.com] Reference

There have been niggling injuries since and a rustiness that has blunted his edge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk] Reference

Conscious of a certain rustiness and a distaste for finesse, with resources so inferior to.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Gentleman of France] Reference

Goodwin's rustiness in track showed in the 60 at the dual meet when he stumbled out of the blocks.    From Wordnik.com.  [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference

Other than a bit of rustiness, there were no excuses for either side being so restricted in their approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [icLiverpool] Reference

Veteran Glenn McGrath (2/20), who returned to the field after an 18-month hiatus, showed no signs of rustiness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily News & Analysis] Reference

Now, other than a bit of rustiness, there were no excuses for eitherside being so restricted in their approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Football.co.uk news feed] Reference

Now, other than a bit of rustiness, there were no excuses for either side being so restricted in their approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines] Reference

Having received a bye in the first round, Murray showed no signs of rustiness as he raced through the first set.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megastar | Sport News & Online Gambling] Reference

"I think my speed never really has been a problem, just more so the rustiness of ... my instincts," Burriss said.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Francisco Giants News] Reference

Ireland's rustiness showed as early as the third minute when a poor pass by O'Gara caused the disastrous opening.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

"The match against Swaziland helped us shake of the rustiness and given us much needed confidence when we play Zimbabwe.".    From Wordnik.com.  [IOL: News] Reference

The non-residents appeared in gowns of various degrees of rustiness, some with chimney-pot hats and some with wide-awakes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography] Reference

As Hauritz found out last week, such figures can have eyebrows furrowed but in Johnson's case it will be blamed on rustiness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines] Reference

Last year, they raised the bar by landing the Grand Slam, overcame rustiness to secure an excellent draw with a fast-improving.    From Wordnik.com.  [Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference

She was punctilious in such matters, and she saw, through Kit's pretence at rustiness, that he was not lacking in etiquette or courtesy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patty's Suitors] Reference

However, in response, Kevin Pietersen dismissed any concerns of rustiness or rubbish, and it reminded me what he told me a few weeks ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Corridor (a cricket blog)] Reference