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Dependable

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able, or easily able to be depended on.

    "He was a very dependable person."

Adjective
  1. 1
    worthy of reliance or trust wordnet
  2. 2
    financially safe wordnet
  3. 3
    consistent in performance or behavior wordnet
  4. 4
    worthy of being depended on wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A reliable person or thing.

    "But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From depend + -able.

Etymology 2

From depend + -able.

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