Meaning & use
reliably
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In a way that can be trusted to be accurate, consistent, or dependable.
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The old car reliably starts every morning, even in winter.
Sources reliably confirmed the merger before it was officially announced.
A note on using this word
Often used before a verb of reporting, as in 'reliably informed.'
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unreliablyerratically
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