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Unreliable Common

Origin: Latin suffix -able

Unreliable has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

liable to be erroneous or misleading

"an undependable generalization"

2

not worthy of reliance or trust

"in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"

"an undependable assistant"

3

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

"treacherous winding roads"

"an unreliable trestle"

4

lacking a sense of responsibility

"The new manager is completely unreliable because he never shows up to meetings or finishes his assigned tasks on time."

5

Not reliable.

"The car broke down again, proving it is completely unreliable."

Example Sentences
"an undependable generalization" adjective
"in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable" adjective
"an undependable assistant" adjective
"treacherous winding roads" adjective
"an unreliable trestle" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
dependable reliable
Rhyming Words
ble able roble ruble doble fable bible buble amble gable sable noble coble moble cable table bable kable mable viable
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