Fallible

//ˈfæl.ə.bəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

    "prove fallible"

Adjective
  1. 1
    likely to fail or make errors wordnet
  2. 2
    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings wordnet

Synonyms

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imperfectdefectiveerrantfaultyadulteratedblemished

Example

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"The president is a fallible man."

Etymology

From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).

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