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liable

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Likely or exposed to the possibility of something, often an unfavorable outcome.

A rushed reader is liable to overlook the qualifying phrase.

Dictionary practice example.

An unverified guide was liable to send visitors looking for contributors who were no longer attending, although not every visitor would encounter an error.

From Checking the Information Before Printing.

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