trust·wor·thy

[truhst-wur-thee]
adjective
deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.

Origin:
1800–10; trust + worthy

trust·wor·thi·ly, adverb
trust·wor·thi·ness, noun
un·trust·wor·thi·ly, adverb
un·trust·wor·thi·ly·ness, noun
un·trust·wor·thy, adjective


true, accurate, honest, faithful. See reliable.
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trustworthy (ˈtrʌstˌwɜːðɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
worthy of being trusted; honest, reliable, or dependable
 
'trustworthily
 
adv
 
'trustworthiness
 
n

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Untrustworthy is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
untrustworthy (ʌnˈtrʌstˌwɜːðɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not worthy of being trusted: untrustworthy witnesses

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Word Origin & History

untrustworthy
1846, from un- (1) "not" + trustworthy (see trust).
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Example sentences
Newt has a stack of baggage a light year tall and is volatile and untrustworthy.
And those who did not think of him as untrustworthy began to see him as a
  bumbler.
As long as both sides of the debate are incoherent and untrustworthy, we'll
  continue to have our fights mismatched to the stakes.
The identification of strangers is proverbially untrustworthy.
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