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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:

Adjectives

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:

Adjectives

Similar:

human (having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings)

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