Fallible
/ˈfæl.ə.bəl/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
"prove fallible"
Adjective
- 1 likely to fail or make errors wordnet
- 2 wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings wordnet
Example
More examples"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”).