If you say that someone or something is ~, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do.
He was a good friend, a ~ companion.
= reliable
ADJ approval
If you say that someone or something is ~, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do.
He was a good friend, a ~ companion.
= reliable
ADJ approval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012