trusty

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtrʌsti/ UK /ˈtɹʌsti/ See IPA manual

Freq #20327

Meanings

1

adj
Reliable and able to be depended on, often used jokingly of a familiar object.

She's been using the same trusty sewing machine for thirty years.
2

noun
A prisoner who is trusted enough to be given special privileges.

As a trusty, he was allowed to work in the prison garden.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · reliable and able to be... trustworthy dependable

2 noun · a prisoner who is trusted... runner

Word family

Forms trustiertrustiest

Etymology

From Middle English trusty, tristy, tresty, equivalent to trust + -y.

trusty Middle English

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# trusty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtrʌsti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtɹʌsti/
**Frequency rank:** 20327

## Meanings
1. Reliable and able to be depended on, often used jokingly of a familiar object.
2. A prisoner who is trusted enough to be given special privileges.

## Examples
- She's been using the same trusty sewing machine for thirty years.
- As a trusty, he was allowed to work in the prison garden.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trusty

## Etymology
From Middle English trusty, tristy, tresty, equivalent to trust + -y.

## AI Etymology
Trusty is from Middle English trusty, tristy, tresty, equivalent to trust + -y. The historical line also includes Middle English trusty. The surface analysis is Middle English trusty, tristy, tresty, equivalent to trust + -y. In present-day use, it can mean reliable and able to be depended on, often used jokingly of a familiar object, or a prisoner who is trusted enough to be given special privileges.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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