fallible

Adjective
Synonyms: frailimperfectweak

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. likely to fail or make errors“everyone is fallible to some degree”
  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”Synonyms: frailimperfectweak
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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