trustworthy

[ truhst-wur-thee ]

/ ˈtrʌstˌwɜr ði /

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adjective

deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.

Nearby words

trusting, trustingly, trustless, trustlessly, trustor, trustworthy, trusty, truth, truth claim, truth drug, truth is stranger than fiction

Origin of trustworthy

First recorded in 1800–10; trust + worthy

SYNONYMS FOR trustworthy

true, accurate, honest, faithful. See reliable.

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Related forms

trust·wor·thi·ly, adverbtrust·wor·thi·ness, nounun·trust·wor·thi·ly, adverbun·trust·wor·thi·ly·ness, noun

un·trust·wor·thy, adjective

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Examples from the Web for trustworthy

For the Democrats to win as the Government Party, activist government must demonstrate that it both works and is trustworthy.
2016 Is No Democratic Slam Dunk|Lloyd Green|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will it convince Americans that nonbelievers can be trustworthy, moral, and even electable?
Loud, Proud, and Atheist: ‘Openly Secular’ Encourages Nonbelievers to Come Out of the Closet|Vlad Chituc|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Spitz impressed Michaelis as “reliable, trustworthy and intelligent… [and] willing to cooperate.”
On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters|Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We deal with trustworthy clients, nuns, priests and religious institutions,” Von Freyberg told The Daily Beast.
The Money-Laundering Vatican Bank Comes Clean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

First of all, it completely undermines me as a trustworthy and compassionate caregiver.
Pediatrician: Don’t Make Me the Bad Guy By Teasing Your Kid About Shots|Russell Saunders|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It proved to be the only trustworthy principle of selection.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
It is not proved by trustworthy evidence that he ever approached the verge of treason.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
You know I am trustworthy; and it is not I who would stir to harm a Hunter.
A Life's Secret|Mrs. Henry Wood
I will give the whole book to a trustworthy stenographer: more than six months of these little confessions are tabulated here.
The Voice on the Wire|Eustace Hale Ball
However, I knew that Anselmo, though a griping was a trustworthy man, and I felt safe in his renewed promise.
Devereux, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for trustworthy

trustworthy

/ (ˈtrʌstˌwɜːðɪ) /

adjective

worthy of being trusted; honest, reliable, or dependable

Derived Formstrustworthily, adverbtrustworthiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for trustworthy

trustworthy

adj.

1791, from trust (n.) + worthy. Related: Trustworthiness.

trustworthy

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