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[syn: fallible, frail, imperfect, weak]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fallible \Fal"li*ble\, a. [LL. fallibilis, fr. L. fallere to
deceive: cf. F. faillible. See Fail.]
Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be
deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes
are fallible.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fallible
adj 1: likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to
some degree" [ant: infallible]
2: 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"; "frail humanity" [syn: fallible,
frail, imperfect, weak]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "fallible":
adulterated, blemished, careless, damaged, defective, deficient,
errable, errant, erroneous, error-prone, faulty, found wanting,
heedless, immature, impaired, imperfect, imprecise, impure,
inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, inexact, lacking,
liable to error, makeshift, mediocre, mixed, not perfect, off,
open to error, partial, patchy, short, sketchy, undeveloped,
uneven, unfinished, unperfected, unsound, unthorough, wanting