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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Adjective
movie cowboys always get on their trusty horses and ride off into the sunset
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Still smarting from the sudden end of her time as a late-night host and a subsequent non-compete that bars her from the stage for 18 months, stand-up Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) has taken her trusty collaborator Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to Singapore.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 May 2025
James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Collins, the 31-year-old St. Petersburg native had her trusty, fluffy dog Quincy, also known as Mr. Q, by her side.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
My trusty spreadsheet contrasted two slices of April employment data for the 50 largest metropolitan areas, including six in California.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Still smarting from the sudden end of her time as a late-night host and a subsequent non-compete that bars her from the stage for 18 months, stand-up Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) has taken her trusty collaborator Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to Singapore.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 May 2025
Noun
In the above clip, Miles McBride, who is a trusty and reliable on-ball defender, went under the Porziņġis screen for Pritchard, who was 40.7 percent from 3 on over seven attempts during the regular season.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Collins, the 31-year-old St. Petersburg native had her trusty, fluffy dog Quincy, also known as Mr. Q, by her side.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trusty. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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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