Is unused in a while not the usual word?
What word would fit the gap in a sentence?
How do you relate neglected people?
Dictionary: Wikipedia. Com – neglect v.. 2. 2. What type of food should I eat to keep my memory alive? To be remiss in the care and/or treatment of
one’s family, to neglect one’s appearance.
If “rusty” is idiomatic, you might find “Nichted” is more literally appropriate for the examples given, or “Melody” is better for any situation. As noted in the accepted answer, when metal objects are neglected (particularly outdoors), they become rusty, which is the source of the idiom. I
know I should and I would not attempt to argue, but if someone is doing something stupid, the answer is so easy.
The word “rusty” provided in other answers so far is probably the most idiomatic for the particular example provided.
The adverb neglected (also referred to as a verb to ignore) is an alternative.
“My French skills have been a little neglected… my French English skills have not improved at all.” Why did someone tell me that there was a mistake in my word? As
a younger Christian, please excuse the mess; I’ve been neglecting my chores.” ”
The word commonly used in BrE is “rusty” because the steel tool you don’t use becomes rusty.
Which means, to say rusty, is (of knowledge or a skill) impaired by lack of recent practice. You can’t deny,
so you’re probably not, or you can’t say.It’s likely rusty for
some reason. When you can see a piece of metal that’s lying around your backyard unused for a long time or that just looks like its not plugged, you can see that it’s just hanging out there waiting to be tossed away. What will happens to metal exposed to the atmosphere? When your hair gets covered with rust don’t worry. Will you get rusty in language practice if you haven’t been practicing it for a while?
My
French has become rusty since I haven’t used it for a while. This is a sign that it wants to be improved.
What I do with my Spanish is a bit rusty the past few years because where I live there is nobody to practice the language.
What are the best way to enlighten people?