megbízható

Megbízható is a Hungarian adjective meaning reliable or trustworthy. It describes people, sources, information, or objects that can be depended on and that behave consistently, providing honest and verifiable facts. Common usages include megbízható forrás (reliable source), megbízható személy (trustworthy person), and megbízható adatok (reliable data). The term often conveys a sense of consistency over time as well as integrity, not only accuracy in a single instance.

Etymology and form: The word is derived from bízható, formed with the prefix meg- to indicate reliability; bízik means to trust. It functions as an attributive adjective before a noun or predicatively: Ez megbízható. The comparative is megbízhatóbb, and the superlative legmegbízhatóbb. The word shares its sense across contexts and does not imply a fixed gender; it inflects for number and case with the noun it modifies.

Nuances and synonyms: While it overlaps with hiteles (authentic, credible), megbízható emphasizes reliability and trustworthiness over time. The antonym is megbízhatatlan (unreliable). In practice, megbízható is common in journalism, business, and daily language when evaluating people, organizations, data, or systems.