trustier; trustiest
: trustworthy, dependable
a trusty friend
his trusty pocketknife
trustiness
noun
plural trusties
: a trusty or trusted person
specifically
: a convict considered trustworthy and allowed special privileges
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Examples of trusty in a Sentence
Adjective
movie cowboys always get on their trusty horses and ride off into the sunset
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Simon Bland, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Source: That’s what my trusty spreadsheet tells me after analyzing two polling questions from Clever Real Estate, parts of a survey of 1,000 Americans seeking their opinions about the livability of the 50 states.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 12 Aug. 2024
Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
The trusty, no-fuss piece is a warm-weather workhorse.
—Vivien Lee, refinery29.com, 10 May 2024
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Adjective
Then there was the infamous Swamps of Sadness sequence where Atreyu’s trusty white stallion Artax sinks to his death in sticky, foggy, muck.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Source: That’s what my trusty spreadsheet tells me after analyzing two polling questions from Clever Real Estate, parts of a survey of 1,000 Americans seeking their opinions about the livability of the 50 states.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 12 Aug. 2024
Noun
One trusty slopped the food onto the prisoner’s tin plate, then moved on to the next cell.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
The trusty, no-fuss piece is a warm-weather workhorse.
—Vivien Lee, refinery29.com, 10 May 2024
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trusty. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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trusty
1 of 2 adjective
trustier; trustiest
: trustworthy, reliable
a Boy Scout's trusty pocketknife
trusty
2 of 2 noun
ˈtrəs-tē 
also ˌtrəs- ˈtē
plural trusties
: a convict considered trustworthy and allowed special privileges
Legal Definition
trusty
noun
plural trusties
: a convict considered trustworthy and allowed special privileges
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