trustworthy

adjective

trust·​wor·​thy ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce trustworthy (audio)
: worthy of confidence : dependable
a trustworthy guide
trustworthy information
trustworthily adverb
trustworthiness noun

Examples of trustworthy in a Sentence

a trustworthy bodyguard who would never blab to the tabloids
Recent Examples on the Web Whether your colleagues, coworkers and boss are more trustworthy and believable than AI or not, may depend more on their existing reputation than the results of this exercise. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Trump also signed an executive order on Dec. 3, 2020, promoting the use of trustworthy AI in the federal government. Anjana Susarla, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024 Judgment integration is about incorporating expert and ethical human discernment to make AI’s output more trustworthy, reliable, and accurate. H. James Wilson paul R. Daugherty, Harvard Business Review, 17 Oct. 2024 Then, aided by late home runs from Kiké Hernandez, Shohei Ohtani and Max Muncy, the trustworthy relief corps took over, getting five scoreless innings to continue its suffocating postseason form and reaffirm the Dodgers’ control of this series. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trustworthy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trustworthy was in 1658

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Cite this Entry

“Trustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trustworthy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

trustworthy

adjective
trust·​wor·​thy ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce trustworthy (audio)
: deserving confidence : dependable
trustworthy information
a trustworthy babysitter
trustworthiness
-t͟hē-nəs
noun

Legal Definition

trustworthy

adjective
trust·​wor·​thy
: worthy of confidence
specifically : being or deriving from a source worthy of belief or consideration for evidentiary purposes
a trustworthy informant
trustworthiness noun

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