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Genuine vs Trusty - What's the difference?

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Genuine is a related term of trusty.


As adjectives the difference between genuine and trusty

is that genuine is belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure while trusty is reliable or trustworthy.

As a noun trusty is

a trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.

genuine

English

(wikipedia genuine)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.
    • a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials

    Synonyms

    * authentic * real * natural * lubish * true * See also

    Antonyms

    * fake * ingenuine

    Related terms

    * genus

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    trusty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Reliable or trustworthy.

    • Noun

    (trusties)
  • A trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.
  • * 1941 , James Howell Street, In my father's house
    • We usta have a rule that if a trusty shot an escaping convict, then the trusty would go free.
  • *1953 , (Raymond Chandler), The Long Goodbye , Penguin 2010, p. 58:
  • *:The cell block is clean and doesn't smell of disinfectant. The trusties do all the work. The supply of trusties is always ample.