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Dependable

adjective

Worthy of reliance or trust. Synonym: reliable. "A dependable worker"

Worthy of being depended on. Synonyms: honest, reliable, true. "An honest working stiff" , "A reliable sourcSFLe of information" , "He was true to his word" , "I would be true for there are those who trust me"

Consistent in performance or behavior. Synonyms: rock-steady, steady-going. "A steady-going family man"

Financially sound. Synonyms: good, safe, secure. "A secure investment"

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"Dependable" Quotes from Famous Books

... a soldier carry and how best carry it easily? What shoes are the most serviceable for marching and yet cheap? Nothing was so precise in all their surroundings, nothing seemed so resolutely dependable as this column of soldiers. They were the last word in filling human tissue into a mould for a set task. Where these came from were other boys growing up to take their places. The mothers of the nation were doing ...

— The Last Shot • Frederick Palmer

... BOOK SERIES" give the latest and best information on every subject covered. Each book has been prepared by an authority on the subject and will be found both readable and dependable. ...

— The Blue Book of Chess - Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis - of All the Recognized Openings • Howard Staunton and "Modern Authorities"

... had not come there to talk to ladies. He soon managed to escape from Mrs. Rice's clutches in order to have a serious talk with his old friend Payne, which resulted in the latter adroitly gathering the older and more dependable men together outside the building on the pretext of inspecting the future polo ground. In reality it was to afford Dermot an opportunity of disclosing to them as much of the impending peril of invasion as he judged wise. ...

— The Elephant God • Gordon Casserly

... great satisfaction to the boss to know he has dependable employes and that when he gives an order the thing is done so far as further effort ...

— Dollars and Sense • Col. Wm. C. Hunter

... under her cuff. Counting fob pockets and change pockets, a man has from nine to fifteen pockets in his everyday garments. If also he is wearing an overcoat, add at least three more pockets to the total. It would seem that she might have had at least one dependable pocket. ...

— 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' AND 'Isn't That Just Like a Man!' • Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb

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