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fallible

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fal⋅li⋅ble

  [fal-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. (of persons) liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken.
2. liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate: fallible information.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML fallibilis, equiv. to L fall(ī) (pass. of fallere to deceive) + -ibilis -ible

Related forms:
fal⋅li⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, fal⋅li⋅ble⋅ness, noun
fal⋅li⋅bly, adverb
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fal·li·ble   (fāl'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Capable of making an error: Humans are only fallible.

  2. Tending or likely to be erroneous: fallible hypotheses.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere, to deceive.]
fal'li·bil'i·ty, fal'li·ble·ness n., fal'li·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

fallible 
c.1412, from M.L. fallibilis "liable to err, deceitful." lit. "that can be deceived," from L. fallere "deceive."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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