Antonyms for trusty


Grammar : Adj
Spell : truhs-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrʌs ti


Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for trusty

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