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
Synonyms
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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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
Other times, a large spill requires a trusty upright vacuum cleaner to get the job done.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
Jermaine Gallacher, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Until recently, Penélope Cruz has played the beauty game by her own rules, casually side stepping viral trends in favor of her trusty, choppy, shoulder-length hair.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
Source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at some federal jobs data for May 2023, tracking two noteworthy slices of wages by state – the 75th and 25th percentiles, or the medians of the top half and bottom half of salaries.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
Other times, a large spill requires a trusty upright vacuum cleaner to get the job done.
—Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
Noun
There’s nothing wrong with trusty, old-fashioned Blu-Tac.
—Jermaine Gallacher, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Until recently, Penélope Cruz has played the beauty game by her own rules, casually side stepping viral trends in favor of her trusty, choppy, shoulder-length hair.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trusty. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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