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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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
Mississippi Chicken Simply layer the ingredients for this Mississippi Chicken in your trusty slow cooker and dinner will be done a few hours later.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2024
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Adjective
The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed Zillow’s analysis of the growth in rents vs. increases in average hourly earnings between 2019 and 2023 across the nation.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
Mississippi Chicken Simply layer the ingredients for this Mississippi Chicken in your trusty slow cooker and dinner will be done a few hours later.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2024
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trusty. Accessed 14 May. 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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