I. ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl adjective
Date: 1569
1. : suitable or fit to be relied on : dependable
2. : giving the same result on successive trials
• re·li·able·ness noun
• re·li·ably -blē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1852
: one that is reliable
I. ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl adjective
Date: 1569
1. : suitable or fit to be relied on : dependable
2. : giving the same result on successive trials
• re·li·able·ness noun
• re·li·ably -blē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1852
: one that is reliable
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003