dependable

[ dih-pen-duh-buhl ]
/ dɪˈpɛn də bəl /
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adjective

capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.

Origin of dependable

First recorded in 1725–35; depend + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM dependable

Words nearby dependable

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Words related to dependably

conscientiously, carefully, accurately, warily, delicately, thoroughly, laboriously, gingerly, faithfully, deliberately, correctly, fully, scrupulously, precisely, discreetly, rigorously, anxiously, meticulously, prudently, attentively

Example sentences from the Web for dependably

  • Dependably Verbeena was to be suspected of having something other than sawdust under those clubbed curls of hers!

    The Shriek |Charles Somerville

  • Not Sarah mixing the baking in the crock, but Sarah dependably mixing the baking in the crock.

    Emmy Lou's Road to Grace |George Madden Martin

  • Tree vigorous, dependably productive, hardy, late in coming into bearing.

    The Pears of New York |U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for dependably

dependable
/ (dɪˈpɛndəbəl) /

adjective

able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy

Derived forms of dependable

dependability or dependableness, noun dependably, adverb