above-board vs reliable

above-board

adv
  • Honestly; openly. 

adj
  • In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. 

reliable

noun
  • Something or someone reliable or dependable 

adj
  • Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy 

  • Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't 

How often have the words above-board and reliable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )