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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

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