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  • 41shaky — shakily, adv. shakiness, n. /shay kee/, adj., shakier, shakiest. 1. tending to shake or tremble. 2. trembling; tremulous. 3. liable to break down or give way; insecure; not to be depended upon: a shaky bridge. 4. wavering, as in allegiance: His… …

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  • 42slippery — slipperiness, n. /slip euh ree, slip ree/, adj., slipperier, slipperiest. 1. tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road. 2. tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery …

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  • 43wankle — adjective Weak; unstable; unreliable; not to be depended on …

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  • 44clart — I Cleveland Dialect List to daub, smear, make dirty II Cleveland Dialect List a spot, either of dirt or other substancs that adheres: a gret clart o snaw o tha neb ; it s all clart (not to be depended on) III North Country (Newcastle) Words to… …

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  • 45undependable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. careless, unsound, inconstant; see irresponsible , unreliable 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. unreliable, irresponsible, careless, untrustworthy, *fly by night, unpredictable, fickle, capricious, unsafe, unsound,… …

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  • 46untrustworthy — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. guileful, conniving, deceitful; see irresponsible , unreliable 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. undependable, unreliable, dishonest, deceitful, devious, false, disloyal, unfaithful, treacherous, disreputable.… …

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  • 47casual — (adj.) late 14c., subject to or produced by chance, from O.Fr. casuel, from L.L. casualis by chance, from L. casus chance, event (see CASE (Cf. case) (n.1)). Of persons, in the sense of not to be depended on, unmethodical, it is attested from… …

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  • 48precarious — a. Uncertain, unsettled, unsteady, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, insecure, not to be depended upon, unreliable, hazardous, perilous, risky, riskful, unassured …

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  • 49unreliable — a. [Modern.] Untrustworthy, not to be depended upon …

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  • 50untrustworthy — a. Unreliable, deceitful, treacherous, rotten, not to be depended on …

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