dependable

dependable (dɪˈpɛndəb^əl)

—*adj*
	able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy

dependa'bility

—n

de'pendableness

—n

de'pendably

—*adv*

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dependable

1735, from depend + -able. Related: Dependability (1901).

Example sentences

Must have excellent customer service and money handling skills and be dependable and reliable.

Nuclear and geothermal are both dependable, clean and affordable energy.

Must be neat and clean in appearance and must be dependable.

He has been a dependable scorer all season, but there has been enough time for other threats to develop.

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Matching Quote

"How can we help a child change from undependable to dependable, from a mediocre student to a capable student, from someone who won't amount to very much to someone who will count for something. The answer is at once both simple and complicated: We treat a child as if he already is what we would like him to become."

-Haim Ginott