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reliable (adj.)

1560s, raliabill, Scottish; see rely + -able. Not common before 1850; and sometimes execrated thereafter in Britain as an Americanism because it involves a use of -able different from its use in provable, etc., but defended (by OED, Century Dictionary, etc.) on grounds of use of the suffix in available, laughable, etc.. Related: Reliably.

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Definitions of reliable from WordNet

reliable (adj.)
worthy of being depended on;
a reliable source of information
Synonyms: dependable / honest / true
reliable (adj.)
worthy of reliance or trust;
a reliable source of information
Synonyms: dependable
reliable (adj.)
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief;
reliable information
Synonyms: authentic
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