unreliable
[ uhn-ri-lahy-uh-buhl ]
adjective
not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.
Origin of unreliable
1Other words for unreliable
Other words from unreliable
- un·re·li·a·bil·i·ty, un·re·li·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·re·li·a·bly, adverb
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How to use unreliable in a sentence
It had had bitter experience of the unreliableness of a monarch's whim.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Volume III | Alexander MaclarenThen we find that our memory fails us most unexpectedly, and we blame our memory for its unreliableness.
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British Dictionary definitions for unreliable
unreliable
/ (ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl) /
adjective
not reliable; untrustworthy: an unreliable witness
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