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unreliable

adjective

Liable to be erroneous or misleading

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Word length
10
Starts with
U
Ends with
E
Contains
NR
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Liable to be erroneous or misleading

    “An undependable generalization”

adjective

  1. Not worthy of reliance or trust

    “In the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable”

adjective

  1. Dangerously unstable and unpredictable

    “Treacherous winding roads”

adjective

  1. Lacking a sense of responsibility

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Example Sentences

An undependable generalization
In the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
An undependable assistant
Treacherous winding roads
An unreliable trestle

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