trusty.
Reliable or trustworthy.
Meaning & usage
Reliable or trustworthy.
She's been using the same trusty sewing machine since she started out, thirty long years ago.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English trusty, tristy, tresty, equivalent to trust + -y.
A trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English trusty, tristy, tresty, equivalent to trust + -y.
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