unreliable
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unreliable
- /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/ UK
- /ʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/ UK
- /ˌʌn.ɹəˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/ US
Rhymes with -aɪəbəl
Where it comes from
From un- + reliable.
adjective more unreliable · most unreliable
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Not reliable.
Tell one another whether any one of you has ever heard me discuss such questions briefly or at length; and then you will realize that the other popular reports about me are equally unreliable.
Similar: flakey, sporadic, undependable, shaky · Opposite: reliable
noun unreliables
- One who or that which cannot be relied upon. His employment by the leading papers in Chicago was intermittent, as he was classed among the unreliables. One could never tell when he was going to get drunk.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: untrusty, undependable, unsound, irresponsible, untrustworthy, unsafe, uncertain, fallible, erratic, dangerous, treacherous, temperamental, insecure, unacceptable, unbelievable, implausible
Translations
Every language
adj not reliable
| Español | no/poco/nada fiable/confiable, no ser de fiar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不可靠的 |
| Português | não confiável, inconfiável |
| Français | non fiable, à qui on ne peut pas se fier |
| Deutsch | unzuverlässig |
| Italiano | inaffidabile |
| Ελληνικά | αναξιόπιστος anaxiópistos |
| Русский | ненадёжный nenadjóžnyj, неблагонадёжный neblagonadjóžnyj |
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