SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
fallible
adjective
Capable of making mistakes.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Capable of error
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Usage distinction
Return to topFallible allows the possibility of error; error-prone suggests mistakes are comparatively frequent.
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See fallible in use
Even a skilled translator is fallible.
Another visitor offered a fallacious argument: because the drawing was attractive, it must have been made by the famous illustrator. The archivist explained that an attractive result did not identify its maker, and that knowledgeable observers were still fallible.
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