fallible

adj
/ˈfal.ɪ.bəl/UK/ˈfæl.ə.bəl/CA

Etymology

From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).

  1. derived from fallere — “to deceive
  2. derived from fallibilis — “liable to err, also deceitful
  3. inherited from fallible

Definitions

  1. Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

    • prove fallible
    • recognize as fallible
    • Even the best doctors are fallible.
  2. Capable of failure.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fallible. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA