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Practised is a related term of trustworthy.


As a verb practised

is (practise).

As an adjective trustworthy is

deserving of trust, reliable.

practised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (practise)

  • practise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * practice (standard for noun but incorrect for verb outside US; almost universal for both in American English)

    Verb

    (practis)
  • (transitive, British, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To repeat as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
  • You should practise playing piano every day.
  • (intransitive, British, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To repeat an activity in this way.
  • If you want to speak French well, you need to practise .
  • (transitive, British, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
  • They gather to practise religion every Saturday.
  • (transitive, British, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
  • She practised law for forty years before retiring.
  • (intransitive, obsolete, British, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To conspire.
  • To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Aught but Talbot's shadow whereon to practise your severity.''
  • * Alexander Pope
  • As this advice ye practise or neglect.
  • To make use of; to employ.
  • * Massinger
  • In malice to this good knight's wife, I practised Ubaldo and Ricardo to corrupt her.
  • To teach or accustom by practice; to train.
  • * Landor
  • In church they are taught to love God; after church they are practised to love their neighbour.

    Usage notes

    * In sense "to repeat an activity as a way improving one's skill" this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Derived terms

    * practised * practising

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    trustworthy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deserving of trust, reliable.
  • Synonyms

    * believable * convincing * credible * dependable * ethical * honest * honorable * kosher * principled * reliable * responsible * righteous * secure * sensible * straight * true * trusty * truthful * unfailing

    Antonyms

    * untrustworthy