Fallible
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adjective.
Capable of making an error.
adjective.
Tending or likely to be erroneous.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Liable to err; capable of being or apt to be deceived or mistaken: said of persons.
Liable to be erroneous or false; subject to inaccuracy or fallaciousness: said of arguments, statements, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
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adjective.
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
adjective.
likely to fail or make errors
Word Usage
"I find, in other words, the best human beings fallible, and _very fallible_."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
infallible
Equivalent
errant
erring
error-prone
human
undependable
Etymologically Related
fail
fallacious
fallacy
fallibilism
fallibilist
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
infallible
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
anæmic
changeable
defenceless
deprave
fallacious
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
adulterated
blemished
careless
damaged
deceivable