Meaning of FALLIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'falubul
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- [adj] likely to fail or be inaccurate; "everyone is fallible to some degree"
- [adj] having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity"
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| | Synonyms: | | errant, erring, error-prone, frail, human, imperfect, undependable, unreliable, weak |
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| | Antonyms: | | infallible | | |
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| | Definition: | | \Fal"li*ble\, a. [LL. fallibilis, fr. L. fallere to
deceive: cf. F. faillible. See {Fail}.]
Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be
deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes
are fallible.
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| | Related Terms: | | adulterated, blemished, careless, damaged, defective, deficient, errable, errant, erroneous, error-prone, faulty, found wanting, heedless, immature, impaired, imperfect, imprecise, impure, inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, inexact, lacking, liable to error, makeshift, mediocre, mixed, not perfect, off, open to error, partial, patchy, short, sketchy, undeveloped, uneven, unfinished, unperfected, unsound, unthorough, wanting |
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