fallible
11fallible — adjective able to make mistakes or be wrong: Parents are fallible, Susie, just like everyone else. | These surveys are often a rather fallible guide to public opinion. fallibility noun (U) opposite infallible …
12fallible — UK [ˈfæləb(ə)l] / US adjective not perfect, and likely to be wrong or make mistakes Everyone is fallible. a fallible legal system Derived word: fallibility UK [fæləˈbɪlətɪ] / US noun uncountable …
13fallible — fallibility, fallibleness, n. fallibly, adv. /fal euh beuhl/, adj. 1. (of persons) liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken. 2. liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate: fallible information. [1375 1425; late ME < ML fallibilis,… …
14fallible — adjective what good is a fallible security system? Syn: error prone, errant, liable to err, open to error; imperfect, flawed, weak …
15fallible — fal•li•ble [[t]ˈfæl ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken 2) liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate: fallible information[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < ML fallibilis= L fall(ere) to deceive +… …
16fallible — adjective Capable of making mistakes or being wrong. See Also: fail, fallacious, fallacy, fallibilist, fallibilism, fallibility …
17fallible — Synonyms and related words: adulterated, blemished, careless, damaged, defective, deficient, errable, errant, erroneous, error prone, faulty, found wanting, heedless, immature, impaired, imperfect, imprecise, impure, inaccurate, inadequate,… …
18fallible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unreliable, untrustworthy. See doubt. Ant., infallible. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. liable to err, frail, imperfect, faulty, error prone, mistaken, uncertain, erring, unpredictable, unreliable, in… …
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20fallible — fal·li·ble || fælÉ™bl adj. liable to fail, liable to err or make a mistake, not foolproof …
