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un reliably
un·re·li·a·ble
/
ˌʌn
rɪˈlaɪ
ə
bəl
/
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[
uhn-ri-
lahy
-
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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adjective
not
reliable
; not to be relied or depended on.
Origin:
1830–40;
un-
1
+
reliable
Related forms
un·re·li·a·bil·i·ty,
un·re·li·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·re·li·a·bly,
adverb
Synonyms
undependable, irresponsible, untrustworthy.
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unreliable
(ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəb
ə
l)
—
adj
not reliable; untrustworthy:
an unreliable witness
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Word Origin & History
unreliable
1840, from
un-
(1) "not" +
reliable
. First recorded in De Quincey, who said it was coined by Coleridge.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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