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Fallibly

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fal·li·ble  (fl-bl)
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.]

falli·bili·ty, falli·ble·ness n.
falli·bly adv.


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