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Rutted vs Rusted - What's the difference?

rutted | rusted |

As verbs the difference between rutted and rusted

is that rutted is past tense of rut while rusted is past tense of rust.

As adjectives the difference between rutted and rusted

is that rutted is marked or grooved with ruts while rusted is corroded; steel that has oxidized; covered in rust.

rutted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (rut)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a road etc) Marked or grooved with ruts.
  • * 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 413:
    • It was as much as part of her days as stale bread and the blisters on her toes after a long day of walking the hard, rutted road.

    rusted

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (often, rusted-out) Corroded; steel that has oxidized; covered in rust.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (rust)

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