What does true-blue mean?
True-blue means Alternative form of true blue..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of true blue..
This was a tough true-blue presbyterian, called Deans, who, though most obnoxious to the Laird on account of principles in church and state, contrived to maintain his ground upon the estate […]
No, Tom's true-blue, Huck, and he'll come back. He won't desert.
And werenae the folk guid sound Whigs and true-blue Prebyterians I would hae seen them ayont Jordan and Jeroozlem or I would have set hand to it.
Ellen [DeGeneres]'s honesty and true-blue down-to-earthness were riveting.
That [Stefan] Lorant was Hungarian might have made [Bill] Brandt even more wary, since he was in the process of being re-born as a true-blue Englishman and leaving the Hungarians of Montparnasse behind him.
On the other hand, their swing/three-way practices have made Tony one of the most true-blue mates one could have, an absolute dream for women, in fact.
Use true-blue when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
True-blue means Alternative form of true blue..
Common synonyms include loyal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This was a tough true-blue presbyterian, called Deans, who, though most obnoxious to the Laird on account of principles in church and state, contrived to maintain his ground upon the estate […]
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