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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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re·li·a·ble Audio pronunciation of "reliable" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-l-bl)
adj.

1. Capable of being relied on; dependable: a reliable assistant; a reliable car.
2. Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.

re·lia·bili·ty or re·lia·ble·ness n.
re·lia·bly adv.

Synonyms: reliable, dependable, responsible, trustworthy, trusty
These adjectives mean worthy of reliance or trust: a reliable source of information; a dependable worker; a responsible babysitter; a trustworthy report; a trusty alarm.

Main Entry: re·li·able
Pronunciation: ri-'lI-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: giving the same result on successive trials <a reliable psychological test>

Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

reliable

adj 1: worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" [syn: dependable] [ant: unreliable] 2: conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information" [syn: authentic] 3: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, true(p)]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
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