A loyal, faithful, or trustworthy person. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] > person or thing > person (8) truelOE A loyal, faithful, or trustworthy person. Obsolete. true mana1225 A faithful or trustworthy man; an honest man. In earlier use often in opposition to thief. trusty1570 A person who or (occasionally) thing which is trustworthy or reliable. warrant1832 Anglo-Irish. With preceding adjective (esp. good or great): a person who may be relied upon to do something to the extent specified. sea-green incorruptible1837 sea-green incorruptible, applied to Robespierre by Carlyle (see quot. 1837) and now commonly used allusively (often followed by some other word)… Honest John1855 (a) colloquial (also with lower-case initial in the first element) a truthful, trustworthy, or sincere man; (b) a type of surface-to-surface… Boy Scout1918 A person who resembles a Boy Scout, esp. as regards his or her honesty, helpfulness, or supposed inexperience. straight arrow1969 an honest or genuine person; also as adj. adv. |
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