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trustworthy

UK/ˈtɹʌst.wɜː.ði/Canada, US/ˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/Canada, US[ˈtɹʌstˌwɝ.ði]Australia/ˈtɹɐst.wɜː.ði/

adjective

What it means

  1. Deserving of trust, reliable.

    The storage of cryptographic secrets is one of the paramount requirements in building trustworthy systems.

    2014, Thomas Feller, Trustworthy Reconfigurable Systems

    Synonyms: believable, convincing, credible, dependable, ethical, honest, honorable, kosher · Antonyms: untrustworthy

In a sentence

The storage of cryptographic secrets is one of the paramount requirements in building trustworthy systems.

2014, Thomas Feller, Trustworthy Reconfigurable Systems

Where it comes from

From trust + -worthy.

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