Dependable
[dɪ'pendəb(ə)l] or [dɪ'pɛndəbl]
Definition
(adj.) financially sound; 'a good investment'; 'a secure investment' .
(adj.) consistent in performance or behavior; 'dependable in one's habits'; 'a steady-going family man' .
(adj.) worthy of being depended on; 'a dependable worker'; 'an honest working stiff'; 'a reliable sourcSFLe of information'; 'he was true to his word'; 'I would be true for there are those who trust me' .
Inputed by Joe--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy.
Typist: Morton
Examples
- Dependable within the gravity of the situation. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- How dependable? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- In order to have a steady, dependable current, the wire carrying the current must be insulated. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- That one above, he pointed toward Primitivo, is a dependable value. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Beth is the best of little creeters, and a sight of help to me, bein so forehanded and dependable. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- No, paternalism is not dependable, granting that it is desirable. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Very quiet, but a dependable element. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Checker: Velma