Reliable
[rɪ'laɪəb(ə)l] or [rɪ'laɪəbl]
Definition
(adj.) worthy of reliance or trust; 'a reliable source of information'; 'a dependable worker' .
Typed by Evangeline--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [Modern.] Trustworthy, trusty, to be relied on, to be depended on, worthy of credit.
Inputed by Cathleen
Definition
adj. that may be relied upon: trustworthy.—ns. Reliabil′ity Relī′ableness.—adv. Relī′ably.—n. Relī′ance trust: confidence.—adj. Relī′ant confident in one's self.
Typist: Veronica
Examples
- No one would take a census of prostitution, illegitimacy, adultery, or venereal disease for a statement of reliable facts. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It weighs less per horse power, takes up less room and requires less fuel per hour than any other reliable motor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Mr. Bruff and I agree with Mr. Luker, in considering this test of the truth of the story to be a perfectly reliable one. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But it is one of the things that makes people be treated as reliable who would ordinarily have to spend much more time before attaining that category. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Now that a reliable formula is at hand a quantity of this Wonder Liniment can be prepared at a minimum cost without paying for bottles, labels, advertising, salaries, rents, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- We are building a huge army now and some of the elements, those of Modesto, of El Campesino, of Lister and of Dur醤, are reliable. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I have spoken with this policeman to-night and he appears to me to be a perfectly reliable person. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He is a very reliable man, they say. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I stand prepared to bring thirty reliable witnesses to prove that Putnam's famous feat at Horseneck was insignificant compared to this. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Control of air pressure is never entrusted to any but the most reliable, competent and experienced man, as it is of the utmost importance that air pressure be maintained properly. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- No reliable description of this machine seems to be extant. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Andros is—Andros, he replied dryly, and is anything but reliable. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Am I supposed to be reliable? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If he would but prove reliable, and he _looked_ reliable, what, beyond his friendship, could I ever covet? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In your work you are supposed to be very reliable. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Miss Van Osburgh was a large girl with flat surfaces and no high lights: Jack Stepney had once said of her that she was as reliable as roast mutton. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- To make the steam-carriage really serviceable it must be more efficient and reliable. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- They are more than reliable. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typist: Veronica