"undependable" meaning in English

See undependable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more undependable [comparative], most undependable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + dependable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|dependable}} un- + dependable Head templates: {{en-adj}} undependable (comparative more undependable, superlative most undependable)
  1. Not dependable. Synonyms: flakey, sporadic, unreliable Translations (not to be relied upon): ненадежден (nenadežden) (Bulgarian), pas fiable [feminine, masculine] (French), kahurakiraki (Maori), kōnukenuke (Maori)
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