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- Dictionaryunreliable/ʌnrɪˈlʌɪəbl/
adjective
- 1. not able to be relied upon: "he's lazy and unreliable" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ˌʌn.rɪˈlaɪə.b ə l / us / ˌʌn.rɪˈlaɪə.b ə l / Add to word list. B2. not able to be trusted or believed: The bus service is unreliable. unreliable evidence. Opposite. reliable. Fewer examples. Several unreliable dealers have been struck off our list of authorized suppliers. "He's so unreliable!" she said crossly.
Someone unreliable can't be trusted to do something. Things can be unreliable too, like a bike with a wobbly wheel. The word "rely" is a clue to what unreliable means. When you can rely on something, you can count in it — it's reliable.
noun. the unreliability of the data. a person with a reputation for unreliability. unreliably. ˌən-ri-ˈlī-ə-blē. adverb. a method that works unreliably. Examples of unreliable in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web And then he, too, is gone, as shifty and unreliable as his words.
If you describe a person, machine, or method as unreliable, you mean that you cannot trust them to do or provide what you want.
Unreliable definition: not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.. See examples of UNRELIABLE used in a sentence.
Definition of unreliable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. us / ˌʌn.rɪˈlaɪə.b ə l / uk / ˌʌn.rɪˈlaɪə.b ə l / Add to word list. B2. not able to be trusted or believed: The bus service is unreliable. unreliable evidence. Opposite. reliable. Fewer examples. Several unreliable dealers have been struck off our list of authorized suppliers. "He's so unreliable!" she said crossly.
uk/ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. B2. not able to be trusted or depended on: an unreliable witness. The trains were noisy, dirty, and unreliable. (Definition of unreliable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of unreliable. in Chinese (Traditional) 不可靠的, 不能信賴的… See more.
unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"
If you describe a person, machine, or method as unreliable, you mean that you cannot trust them. Diplomats can be a notoriously unreliable and misleading source of information. His judgment was unreliable.
