reliable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't.

noun

/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/ rĭ-līʹə-bəl en-us-reliable.ogg

reliable more reliable most reliable reliables

From rely + -able.

secure dependable trustworthy solid

unreliable

reliability reliance rely

nonreliable reliabilism reliabilist reliableness reliably semireliable superreliable ultrareliable

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