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FALLIBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Likely to fail or make errors
Example:
everyone is fallible to some degree
Classified under:
Similar:
errant (straying from the right course or from accepted standards)
erring; error-prone (capable of making an error)
undependable; unreliable (liable to be erroneous or misleading)
weak (likely to fail under stress or pressure)
Antonym:
infallible (incapable of failure or error)
Derivation:
fallibility (the likelihood of making errors)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
Example:
frail humanity
Synonyms:
fallible; frail; imperfect; weak
Classified under:
Similar:
human (having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings)
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