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Reliable

/rɪˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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  1. 1

    Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.

    "We need a reliable car for the long road trip."

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Mid-19th century: formed in English on the verb rely, on the model of desirable or excisable.

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