Meaning

1 senses
  1. Well-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.

    He liked to stick to tried and true methods in his garden.

More definitions
  • tested and proved to be reliable

Forms

more tried and true, most tried and true

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtrue blue

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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