Reliable Definition

rĭ-līə-bəl
adjective
That can be relied on; dependable; trustworthy.
Webster's New World
Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.
American Heritage
(signal processing, of a communication protocol) 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.
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noun

Something or someone reliable or dependable.

The old reliables.
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Noun

Singular:
reliable
Plural:
reliables

Origin of Reliable

  • From Scottish raliabill, itself from to rely + -able

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Reliable Sentence Examples

  • It appears to be a very reliable used car.

  • Cicero's letters are the chief and most reliable source of information for the period.

  • As mentioned earlier, farmers suffer when they do not have reliable markets for their goods.

  • A third way to predict the future that I believe is reliable rejects both the slavish following of the straight line and the purely speculative approach.

  • It forms no bulbs, but, on account of its extreme hardiness, is sown in July or early in August, to furnish a reliable supply of young onions for use in salads during the early spring.

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Words Starting With

RREREL

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ELEBLE

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