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Webster 1913 Edition


Fallible

Fal′li-ble

,
Adj.
[LL.
fallibilis
, fr. L.
fallere
to deceive: cf. F.
faillible
. See
Fail
.]
Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived;
as, all men are
fallible
; our opinions and hopes are
fallible
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fallible

FAL'LIBLE

,
Adj.
[L. fallo, to deceive.]
1.
Liable to fail or mistake; that may err or be deceived in judgment. All men are fallible.
2.
Liable to error; that may deceive. Our judgments, our faculties, our opinions are fallible; our hopes are fallible.

Definition 2024


fallible

fallible

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Adjective

fallible (comparative more fallible, superlative most fallible)

  1. Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

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