trustier; trustiest
: trustworthy, dependable
a trusty friend
a hiker's trusty compass
his trusty pocketknife
trustiness
noun
plural trusties
: a trusty or trusted person
specifically
: a convict considered trustworthy and allowed special privileges
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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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2026
Pull out that trusty skillet and whip up a Southern favorite with layers of ground beef.
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Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
What would have helped in that situation was shearling lining, a feature the trusty Bean Boots I’d packed for the trip sadly lacked.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2026
Pull out that trusty skillet and whip up a Southern favorite with layers of ground beef.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
The same guy once celebrated by the likes of Bill Hancock, patron saint of all that’s good about college athletics, for championing the trusty, musty two-team field is on record this week that a 12-team playoff works so well that 16 might not be so bad after all.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Hermès is trending on TikTok, as the trusty Birkin continues to establish itself as a cultural juggernaut.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trusty. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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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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