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Andrew Jackson: First Annual Message to Congress — ▪ Primary Source The election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 marked several important changes in American political life. Traditionally, the President had been a member of a previous President s Cabinet, and what is more a man who had… … Universalium
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
inerrant — adj. not liable to err. Derivatives: inerrancy n. Etymology: L inerrans (as IN (1), ERR) … 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
peccable — I adjective bad, below par, blamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable, defective, erring, exceptionable, fallen, fallible, faulty, flawed, guilty, illaudable, imperfect, inadequate, iniquitous, lacking, lax, less than perfect, liable to err,… … Law dictionary
fallible — fal·li·ble || fælÉ™bl adj. liable to fail, liable to err or make a mistake, not foolproof … English contemporary dictionary
labile — [ leɪbʌɪl] adjective 1》 technical liable to change; easily altered. 2》 Chemistry easily broken down or displaced. Derivatives lability lə bɪlɪti noun Origin ME (in the sense liable to err or sin ): from late L. labilis, from labi to fall … English new terms dictionary
