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trust·y
/
ˈtrʌs
ti
/
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[
truhs
-tee
]
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adjective,
trust·i·er,
trust·i·est,
noun,
plural
trust·ies.
adjective
1.
able to be
trusted
or relied on; trustworthy; reliable.
2.
Archaic.
trustful
.
noun
3.
a person or thing that is
trusted
.
4.
a well-behaved and trustworthy convict to whom special privileges are granted.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English;
see
trust
,
-y
1
Related forms
trust·i·ly,
adverb
trust·i·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
1.
executor
,
trustee
,
trusty
;
2.
trustee
,
trusty
.
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World English Dictionary
trusty
(ˈtrʌstɪ)
—
adj
,
trustier
,
trustiest
1.
faithful or reliable
2.
archaic
trusting
—
n
,
trustier
,
trustiest
,
trusties
3.
someone who is trusted, esp a convict to whom special privileges are granted
'trustily
—
adv
'trustiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
trusty
early 13c., "trusting," from
trust
; meaning "reliable, to be counted on" is from early 14c. The noun meaning "a prisoner granted special privileges as reward for good conduct" is first attested 1855.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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trusty
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with radios and telephones.
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trusty
guns.
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trusty
figure.
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trusty
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trusty
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trusty
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