Trustworthy

  • 1trustworthy — trust‧wor‧thy [ˈtrʌstˌwɜːDi ǁ ɜːr ] adjective a person or organization that is trustworthy can be trusted and depended upon: • The staff are honest, trustworthy, intensely loyal and hard working. trustworthiness noun [uncountable] : • The brand… …

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  • 2trustworthy — trust·wor·thy adj: worthy of confidence; specif: being or deriving from a source worthy of belief or consideration for evidentiary purposes a trustworthy informant trust·wor·thi·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3Trustworthy — Trust wor thy, a. Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty. {Trust wor thi*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4trustworthy — 1808, from TRUST (Cf. trust) + WORTHY (Cf. worthy). Related: Trustworthiness …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5trustworthy — reliable, dependable, trusty, tried Analogous words: *safe, secure: veracious, truthful (see corresponding nouns at TRUTH): staunch, constant, steadfast, *faithful: honest, *upright, scrupulous Antonyms: deceitful: dubious …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6trustworthy — / trusty [adj] reliable, believable accurate, always there*, authentic, authoritative, convincing, credible, dependable, ethical, exact, honest, honorable, kosher*, levelheaded, mature, on the level*, on up and up*, open, plausible, principled,… …

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  • 7trustworthy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be relied on as honest, truthful, or reliable. DERIVATIVES trustworthiness noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8trustworthy — [trust′wʉr΄thē] adj. trustworthier, trustworthiest worthy of trust; dependable; reliable SYN. RELIABLE trustworthily adv. trustworthiness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 9trustworthy — adjective Date: 1714 worthy of confidence ; dependable < a trustworthy guide > < trustworthy information > • trustworthily adverb • trustworthiness noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10trustworthy — [[t]trʌ̱stwɜː(r)ði[/t]] ADJ GRADED A trustworthy person is reliable, responsible, and can be trusted completely. He is a trustworthy and level headed leader. Derived words: trustworthiness N UNCOUNT He wrote a reference for him, describing his&#8230; …

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