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UNRELIABLE

\ˌʌnɹɪlˈa͡ɪəbə͡l], \ˌʌnɹɪlˈa‍ɪəbə‍l], \ˌʌ_n_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈaɪ_ə_b_əl]\

Definitions of UNRELIABLE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"
liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"
Not to be trusted.

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"
liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"
Not to be trusted.

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Not to be trusted.
Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Not to be trusted.
Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

un-r[=e]-l[=i]'a-bl, adj. that cannot be relied upon, untrustworthy.--ns. UNRELIABIL'ITY, UNREL[=I]'ABLENESS.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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