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The definition of reliable is dependable or capable of being trusted.

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An example of reliable is a punctual mail carrier.

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See reliable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

that can be relied on; dependable; trustworthy

Related Forms:

reliability noun or reliableness
reliably adverb

See reliable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Capable of being relied on; dependable: a reliable assistant; a reliable car.
Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.

Related Forms:

re·liˌa·bilˈi·ty, re·liˈa·ble·ness noun

re·liˈa·bly adverb

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