undependable
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un·de·pend·a·ble
(ŭn′dĭ-pĕn′də-bəl)adj.
Not easily relied or depended on: an undependable worker; an undependable lamp socket.
un′de·pend′a·bil′i·ty n.
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undependable
(ˌʌndɪˈpɛndəbəl)adj
not able to be depended or relied upon
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Adj. 1. [画像:undependable - not worthy of reliance or trust]undependable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"
untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"
dependable, reliable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"
2. [画像:undependable - liable to be erroneous or misleading]undependable - liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"
fallible - likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree"
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undependable
adjective1. Not to be depended on:
2. So weak or defective as to be liable to fail:
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undependable
adj → unzuverlässig
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