trusty
pronunciation
How to pronounce trusty in British English:
UK [ˈtrʌsti]
How to pronounce trusty in American English:
US [ˈtrʌsti]
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- Adjective:
- worthy of trust or belief
Word Origin
- trusty (adj.)
- early 13c., "trusting," from trust (n.) + -y (2). Old English expressed this idea by treowful. Meaning "reliable, to be counted on" is from early 14c. The noun meaning "trustworthy person" is from 1570s; specifically as "a prisoner granted special privileges as reward for good conduct" by 1855.
Example
- 1. Ubuntu unity has forsaken the trusty run dialog .
- 2. There may not be a rubber-nipple-equipped batsuit , nor a trusty butler .
- 3. The trusty sim card can also act as a debit and credit card .
- 4. " M.j. owen 's search for a new club finally pays off thanks to his trusty book , " parps stuart home
- 5. Libor is supposed to be a trusty financial yardstick , measuring the costs banks incur when they borrow from one another .