trusty
adjective
able to be trusted or relied on; trustworthy; reliable.
trustiness
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a word derived from
trusty.
Example Sentences
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This, indeed, was the saddest feature in the whole matter—the total want of all gratitude, reliance, trustiness, or affection between a “witch” and her friends.
From Witch Stories by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton
The very courage and trustiness of Fontenelle bore this stamp of discreet moderation.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Robert Black
—And in the Resurrectio Pilate rewards the gaoler for his trustiness with the Cornish manors of 'Fekenal, Carvenow and Merthyn,' and promises the soldiers by the Sepulchre 'the plain of Dansotha and Barrow Heath.'
From From a Cornish Window A New Edition by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The commandant in Trondhiem has ever given me a name for trustiness.
From Henrik Ibsen's Prose Dramas Vol III Lady Inger of Ostrat by Henrik Ibsen
Wolsey had not time to answer before embarking, but as Sir Thomas had vouched for the messenger’s ability and trustiness, he had bidden Ambrose come into his barge, and receive his instructions.
From The Armourer's Prentices by Charlotte Mary Yonge
