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Fallible

//ˈfæl.ə.bəl// adj

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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

Etymology

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

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