fallible
adjective
fal·li·ble
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Definition of fallible
1
: liable to be erroneous
a fallible generalization
2
: capable of making a mistake
we're all fallible
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Other Words from fallible
fallibly
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of fallible in a Sentence
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Experts say accidentally leaving a child in a car seat can happen to anyone of any race, class or gender — because everyone's memories are fallible. — NBC News, "Technology to save kids in hot cars exists. So why isn't it in every vehicle?," 6 Aug. 2019 Mr Stiglitz: All humans, and all human institutions, are fallible. — K.n.c., The Economist, "If capitalism is broken, maybe it’s fixable," 8 July 2019 But, over the last few years, June has transformed past those fallible human roots. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "How The Handmaid's Tale Just Made Janine's Story Even More Tragic," 25 July 2019 The crypto world and the Afrikaner right share the rhetoric that the end is nigh: The financial system is fallible, the social contract unstable. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "Inside an All-White Town’s Divisive Experiment With Cryptocurrency," 6 June 2019 And while European systems and services can still fall back to other timing and navigation options, like GPS, the prolonged outage serves as a chilling reminder of the modern world's intrinsic reliance on fallible global positioning systems. — Wired, "Europe's Weeklong Satellite Outage Is Over—But Still Serves as a Warning," 18 July 2019 But one variable that’s too often lost amid public hand wringing over test scores and new standards is arguably the most vital: the fallible humans charged with imparting an appetite and appreciation for learning. — Quanta Magazine, "The Art of Teaching Math and Science," 16 June 2019 People often overlook the fact that algorithms are designed by humans who choose what data to use and how to use it—and those humans are just as fallible as human advisers. — Nizan Geslevich Packin, WSJ, "Why Investors Should Be Wary of Automated Advice," 14 June 2019 By the book’s end, the great painter feels fragile and accessible, both a legend and a fallible man. — The Economist, "A fictionalised biography of David Hockney," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fallible.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for fallible
fallible
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of fallible
: capable of making mistakes or being wrong
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