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},
{
"word": "infallible"
}
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},
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"2": "ML.",
"3": "fallibilis",
"t": "liable to err, also deceitful"
},
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"name": "der"
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},
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"Capable of making mistakes or being wrong."
],
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"mistake",
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],
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],
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"word": "fail"
},
{
"word": "fallacious"
},
{
"word": "fallacy"
},
{
"word": "fallibilist"
},
{
"word": "fallibilism"
},
{
"word": "fallibility"
}
],
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"word": "defective"
},
{
"word": "faulty"
},
{
"word": "faultful"
},
{
"word": "imperfect"
}
],
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sklonen da greši",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "склонен да греши"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "fal·lible"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "殘缺的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cánquē de",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "残缺的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "omylný"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "erehtyväinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "faillible"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "falible"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "falíbel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "fehlbar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "fallibile"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jaŋılışkan",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "жаңылышкан"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "fälboa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "omylny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "falível"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podveržennyj ošibkam",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "подверженный ошибкам"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "somewhat",
"roman": "nenadjóžnyj",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "ненадёжный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podveržennyj otkazam",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"topics": [
"technology",
"engineering",
"physical-sciences",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "подверженный отказам"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "somewhat",
"roman": "ošíbočnyj",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "оши́бочный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "falible"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈfa.lɪ.b(ə)l/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfæ.lə.bəl/",
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"US"
]
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
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}
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"word": "perfect"
},
{
"word": "infallible"
}
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"name": "der"
},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more fallible",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most fallible",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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],
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"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"word": "fail"
},
{
"word": "fallacious"
},
{
"word": "fallacy"
},
{
"word": "fallibilist"
},
{
"word": "fallibilism"
},
{
"word": "fallibility"
}
],
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"English 3-syllable words",
"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English terms derived from Latin",
"English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links"
],
"glosses": [
"Capable of making mistakes or being wrong."
],
"links": [
[
"mistake",
"mistake"
],
[
"wrong",
"wrong"
]
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfæ.lə.bəl/",
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"US"
]
},
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"tags": [
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}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "defective"
},
{
"word": "faulty"
},
{
"word": "faultful"
},
{
"word": "imperfect"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sklonen da greši",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "склонен да греши"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "fal·lible"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "殘缺的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cánquē de",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "残缺的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "omylný"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "erehtyväinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "faillible"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "falible"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "falíbel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "fehlbar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "fallibile"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jaŋılışkan",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "жаңылышкан"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "fälboa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "omylny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "falível"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podveržennyj ošibkam",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "подверженный ошибкам"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "somewhat",
"roman": "nenadjóžnyj",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "ненадёжный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podveržennyj otkazam",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"topics": [
"technology",
"engineering",
"physical-sciences",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "подверженный отказам"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "somewhat",
"roman": "ošíbočnyj",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "оши́бочный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "capable of making mistakes or being wrong",
"word": "falible"
}
],
"word": "fallible"
}
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