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fallible

fal·li·ble [ fálləb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. tending to err: liable to make mistakes

2. not true: liable to be wrong or misleading

[15th century. < medieval Latin fallibilis< Latin fallere "deceive"]

fal·li·bil·i·ty [ fàllə bíllətee ] noun
fal·li·ble·ness [ fálləb'lnəss ] noun
fal·li·bly [ fálləblee ] adverb
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