fallible
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Etymology edit
From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).
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fallible (comparative more fallible, superlative most fallible)
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capable of making mistakes or being wrong
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Further reading edit
- “fallible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fallible”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “fallible”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.