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fallible — 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… … English dictionary for students
fallible — /ˈfæləbəl / (say faluhbuhl) adjective 1. liable to be deceived or mistaken; liable to err. 2. liable to be erroneous or false. {Medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere deceive} –fallibility /fæləˈbɪləti/ (say faluh biluhtee), fallibleness,… …
fal´li|ble|ness — fal|li|ble «FAL uh buhl», adjective. 1. liable to be deceived or mistaken; liable to err. 2. liable to be erroneous, inaccurate, or false; unreliable: »Strong emotion can make human judgment fallible. ╂[< Medieval Latin fallibilis < Latin… … Useful english dictionary
fal|li|ble — «FAL uh buhl», adjective. 1. liable to be deceived or mistaken; liable to err. 2. liable to be erroneous, inaccurate, or false; unreliable: »Strong emotion can make human judgment fallible. ╂[< Medieval Latin fallibilis < Latin fallere… … Useful english dictionary
fallible — 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,… … Universalium
fallible — I adjective deficient, errable, errant, erring, errori obnoxius, faulty, flawed, imperfect, liable to be erroneous, liable to mistake, not perfect, prone to error, prone to inaccuracy, uncertain, undependable, unpredictable, unreliable, unstable … Law dictionary
fallible — 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 +… … From formal English to slang
fallible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere Date: 15th century 1. liable to be erroneous < a fallible generalization > 2. capable of making a mistake < we re all fallible > • fallibly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Flamingo — Taxobox name = Flamingo fossil range = Eocene Recent image width = 190px image caption = An American Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber ), with Chilean Flamingos ( P. chilensis ) in the background regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves… … Wikipedia
fallible — [fal′ə bəl] adj. [ME < ML fallibilis < L fallere, to deceive: see FAIL] 1. capable of making a mistake or being deceived 2. liable to be erroneous or inaccurate fallibility [fal′əbil′ə tē] n. fallibleness fallibly adv … English World dictionary
