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Trusty vs Faithful - What's the difference?

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Trusty is a related term of faithful.


As adjectives the difference between trusty and faithful

is that trusty is reliable or trustworthy while faithful is loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

As nouns the difference between trusty and faithful

is that trusty is a trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges while faithful is the practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.

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.

    • faithful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause
    • My dog is a very faithful dog.
  • having faith
    • Some people are faithful to their god.
  • reliable; worthy of trust
    • My servant is very faithful .
  • consistent with reality
    • I would consider that a very faithful reproduction.
  • engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner
    • They had been faithful to each other all of their married life.

    Derived terms

    * faithfully * faithfulness

    See also

    * go to the wall for someone * stand by * true

    Noun

    (-)
  • The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
    • The faithful pray five times a day.