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—trustworthily, adv. —trustworthiness, n./trust"werr'dhee/, adj.deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.[1800-10; TRUST + WORTHY]
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trustworthy — 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… … Financial and business terms
trustworthy — 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
Trustworthy — Trust wor thy, a. Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty. {Trust wor thi*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trustworthy — 1808, from TRUST (Cf. trust) + WORTHY (Cf. worthy). Related: Trustworthiness … Etymology dictionary
trustworthy — 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
trustworthy — / 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,… … New thesaurus
trustworthy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be relied on as honest, truthful, or reliable. DERIVATIVES trustworthiness noun … English terms dictionary
trustworthy — [trust′wʉr΄thē] adj. trustworthier, trustworthiest worthy of trust; dependable; reliable SYN. RELIABLE trustworthily adv. trustworthiness n … English World dictionary
trustworthy — adjective Date: 1714 worthy of confidence ; dependable < a trustworthy guide > < trustworthy information > • trustworthily adverb • trustworthiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
trustworthy — [[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… … English dictionary
