0 able to be trusted, especially because of having been owned and used for a long time: --
1 deserving confidence; reliable: --
But the privilege becomes more than a privilege and is a great pleasure when the author of the speech is an old and trusty friend and colleague.
Surely the reputable, the conservative, the trusty and the responsible banks and financial service companies would end up indemnifying the least responsible, riskiest and fraudulent businesses in the same industry.
When we have a trusty friend, we should stick to him.
Why should we deprive our most trusted and trusty friend of the one means nature has given for his defence?
The trusty, stable, secure image of the building society movement, as part of the housing movement above all, is being modified rapidly before our eyes.
I am sure that we have reached the stage of being regarded as trusties in respect of these matters.
An appalling thing had happened: the words, "right trusty and well-beloved" had been omitted.
We have fought with them and found them trusty allies; and we have fought against them and found them stout opponents.
