Synonyms for trusty
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : truhs-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrʌs ti |
Définition of trusty
Origin :- early 13c., "trusting," from trust (n.) + -y (2); 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.
- adj trustworthy
- And let our principal and most trusty friends named in my last know that I do.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- His trusty sword, in its steel scabbard, strikes clanking on the doorstep.
- Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- "Throw me the loan of a trusty Bartly, for a cushion," said he.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- My father had a housekeeper, a trusty woman, he considered her.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- Juve held out his hand—a firm, strong hand—the hand of a trusty man.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- He returned to the consulate to talk over the matter with the trusty Scanlons.
- Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
- Here are my advisors; here my trusty, never-tiring assistants.
- Extract from : « The Affair of the Brains » by Anthony Gilmore
- Trusty had never worn a harness in his life, or been fastened to anything.
- Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
- After the meeting at which the affair was arranged a trusty comrade did not leave me an inch.
- Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
- Bring me writing materials, and have a trusty messenger at my disposal.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Antonyms for trusty
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