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Dependable   /dɪpˈɛndəbəl/   Listen
Dependable

adjective
1.
Worthy of reliance or trust.  Synonym: reliable.  "A dependable worker"
2.
Worthy of being depended on.  Synonyms: honest, reliable, true.  "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"
3.
Consistent in performance or behavior.  Synonyms: rock-steady, steady-going.  "A steady-going family man"
4.
Financially sound.  Synonyms: good, safe, secure.  "A secure investment"



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"Dependable" Quotes from Famous Books



... of troubling you. James can do all those things. And failing James, there is a very dependable young woman at the head of this household. Haven't I 'personally conducted' the family ...
— The Grafters • Francis Lynde

... with a shock that, while Mr. Lewis had been as good as his word, my brother-in-law's recollection of our change of address was less dependable. ...
— Berry And Co. • Dornford Yates

... With the dependable force that she had mustered, however, she took the stock from pasture, broke even on a job to a desert town to the west in order to put the teams in shape, and then made ready for the hundred-and-fifty-mile trip to Julia. She had written ...
— The She Boss - A Western Story • Arthur Preston Hankins

... mathematical genius will figure out this problem with exactitude and we will have a dependable table giving the maximum carrying capacity of various surface areas at various stated speeds, based on the dimensions of the advancing edges. At present it is largely a matter of guesswork so far as making accurate computation goes. Much depends upon the shape of the machine, and the amount ...
— Flying Machines - Construction and Operation • W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

... up at them, very tidy in his Sunday suit, very boyish, for all his thirty-two years. His face, smilingly tender as he watched them, was strong rather than handsome, quietly dependable and faintly humorous. ...
— The Breaking Point • Mary Roberts Rinehart


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