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   fallible

   /ˈfalɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. capable of making mistakes or being wrong: "experts can be fallible"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere ‘deceive’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fallibly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFALLIBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Fallible means able or likely to make mistakes, or not working satisfactorily. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, and see its pronunciation and translations in different languages.

   • English (US)

     FALLIBLE meaning: 1. able or likely to make mistakes: 2. A...

   • Znaczenie Fallible, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FALLIBLE definicja: 1. able or likely to make mistakes: 2. A...

   • Fallible: French Translation

     fallible translate: faillible. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fallible: Thai Translation

     fallible translate: ซึ่งผิดพลาดกันได้. Learn more in the...

   • Fallible: Russian Translation

     FALLIBLE translate: подверженный ошибкам. Learn more in the...

   • Fallible in Polish

     fallible translate: omylny, omylny. Learn more in the...

   • Fallible in German

     fallible translate: fehlbar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fallible in Spanish

     FALLIBLE translate: falible, falible, falible. Learn more in...

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   Fallible means liable to be erroneous or capable of making a mistake. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of fallible from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   adjective. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings. “I'm only a fallible human” synonyms: frail, imperfect, weak. human. having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings. adjective. likely to fail or make errors. “everyone is fallible to some degree”

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   What does it mean if someone is fallible?

   • If you say that someone or something is fallible, you mean that they are not perfect and are likely to make mistakes or to fail in what they are doing. They are only human and all too fallible. The system has proved fallible time after time. Human reason is a fallible guide. Errors may have been made due to human fallibility.

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   Why are humans so fallible?

   • As humans we are all fallible, because fallible means likely to make errors or fail. Nobody's perfect, after all. Fall down on the job and you're fallible. It's a forgiving way to say you screwed up. If a scientific experiment's data is fallible, that means you can't trust the numbers.

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   What is a fallible character flaw?

   • The history of the word fallible simultaneously recognizes both of these character flaws. In modern usage, fallible refers to one’s ability to make mistakes, but it descends from the Latin verb fallere, which means “to deceive.” Fallible has been used to describe the potential for error since at least the 15th century.

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   What does it mean if a scientific experiment is fallible?

   • If a scientific experiment's data is fallible, that means you can't trust the numbers. More than just locking your keys in the car, fallible can allude to a lack of moral strength. If in addition to locking your keys in the car, you kissed your best friend's husband, you might try using "I'm fallible " as your defense.

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   Fallible means capable of being mistaken or erroneous, especially in being deceived or misled. Learn the origin, usage and related words of fallible from Dictionary.com.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionfallible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of fallible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › fallibleFallible - definition of fallible by The Free Dictionary

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   Fallible means capable of being mistaken or erring, or likely to be erroneous or false. Find the origin, usage, and related words of fallible in this comprehensive online dictionary.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › fallibleFALLIBLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Fallible means able to make mistakes. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see its opposite, infallible, and its noun form, fallibility.