| Library / English Dictionary |
TRUSTY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Irregular inflected forms: trustier , trustiest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("trusty" is a kind of...):
con; convict; inmate; yard bird; yardbird (a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Worthy of trust or belief
Example:
an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion
Synonyms:
trustworthy; trusty
Classified under:
Similar:
authentic; reliable (conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief)
creditworthy; responsible (having an acceptable credit rating)
dependable; honest; reliable; true (worthy of being depended on)
fiducial (based on trust)
sure; trusted ((of persons) worthy of trust or confidence)
Also:
dependable; reliable (worthy of reliance or trust)
faithful (steadfast in affection or allegiance)
honest; honorable (not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent)
responsible (worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable)
Derivation:
trust (the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others)
trust (complete confidence in a person or plan etc)
trust (a trustful relationship)
trustiness (the trait of deserving trust and confidence)
Context examples:
Now it so happened that on this very day the queen lost her most beautiful ring, and suspicion of having stolen it fell upon this trusty servant, who was allowed to go everywhere.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
I cannot bear it, I, and so my trusty Raoul goes ever before me with a cudgel to drive them from my path.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
And off he went, this trusty tout, without even giving me time to thank him.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The chairmen were dismissed; I put the chair, with his lordship in it, into my coat-pocket: and, giving orders to a trusty servant, to say I was indisposed and gone to sleep, I fastened the door of my house, placed the chair on the table, according to my usual custom, and sat down by it.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
As he stood, looking at his cap for a little while before beginning to speak, I could not help observing what power and force of character his sinewy hand expressed, and what a good and trusty companion it was to his honest brow and iron-grey hair.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The mob of peasants had surged in upon their heels, but the two trustiest blades in Europe gleamed upon that narrow stair, and four of their number dropped upon the threshold.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Aylward,” cried the knight, “pick your three trustiest archers, and see if you cannot do something to hinder their aim. Methinks they are within long arrow flight.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Aylward, you are a trusty soldier, for all that your shoulder has never felt accolade, nor your heels worn the gold spurs.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Here too dwelt those famous smelters and welders who had made the Bordeaux steel the most trusty upon earth, and could give a temper to lance or to sword which might mean dear life to its owner.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
