trusty
Plural: trusties
Noun
- A person, especially a prisoner, who is regarded as trustworthy.
- a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
- A trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.
Adjective
- Reliable and dependable; worthy of trust.
- worthy of trust or belief
Adj
- Reliable or trustworthy.
Examples
- He became the ’trusty’ word-checker among his friends during their Words With Friends games.
- His ’trusty’ two-letter words always helped him connect across the board in Scrabble.
- She's been using the same trusty sewing machine since she started out, thirty long years ago.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English trusty, tristy, tresty, equivalent to trust + -y.
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Scrabble Score: 9
trusty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtrusty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trusty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
trusty: valid Words With Friends Word