dependable
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom/[dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ]/
Able, or easily able to be depended on.
adjective
- 1
Able, or easily able to be depended on.
He was a very dependable person.
Etymology
Etymology tree English depend Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dependable From depend + -able.
noun
- 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.
Forms
- plural
- dependables
- comparative
- more dependable
- superlative
- most dependable
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