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unreliable

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un·re·li·a·ble  (nr-l-bl)
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting a lack of reliability.

unre·lia·bili·ty, unre·lia·ble·ness n.
unre·lia·bly adv.

unreliable [ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl]
adj
not reliable; untrustworthy an unreliable witness
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unreliableunreliable - liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"
fallible - likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree"
2.unreliableunreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"
untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"
dependable, reliable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"
3.unreliableunreliable - dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"
dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
4.unreliableunreliable - lacking a sense of responsibility    
irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

unreliable
adjective
1. inaccurate, unconvincing, implausible, mistaken, false, uncertain, fake, deceptive, erroneous, unsound, fallible, specious, delusive The figures were unreliable because the sample sizes were too small.
inaccurate accurate, infallible
2. undependable, irresponsible, untrustworthy, unstable, treacherous, disreputable, not conscientious She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police.
undependable reliable, dependable, trustworthy, responsible, stable, conscientious
Translations
unreliable [ˈʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl] ADJ [person] → informal, poco de fiar; [machine, service] → poco fiable, que no es de fiar; [information, statistics] → poco fiable; [weather, climate] → variable, inestable
they thought British workers were unreliableopinaban que a los trabajadores británicos les faltaba formalidad, opinaban que los trabajadores británicos eran muy informales or no eran muy de fiar
the phones here are unreliablelos teléfonos aquí son poco fiables or no son de fiar
my memory is so unreliable these daysmi memoria no es muy de fiar últimamente

unreliable [ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl] adj
[person] → sur qui on ne peut pas compter, peu fiable
He's completely unreliable → On ne peut pas du tout compter sur lui.
[car, machine] → peu fiable; [method, judgement] → peu fiable
It's a nice car, but a bit unreliable → C'est une belle voiture, mais elle n'est pas très fiable.
[evidence] → insuffisant(e)
to acquit due to unreliable evidence → acquitter faute de preuves concluantes

unreliable
adjunzuverlässig; to prove (to be) unreliablesich als unzuverlässig erweisen

unreliable [ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl] adj (person) → su cui non si può contare or fare affidamento; (source) → inattendibile; (firm) → poco serio/a; (car, machine) → che non dà affidamento
unreliable [ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl] adj (person) → su cui non si può contare or fare affidamento; (source) → inattendibile; (firm) → poco serio/a; (car, machine) → che non dà affidamento

unreliable غير جدير بالثقة nespolehlivý upålidelig unzuverlässig αναξιόπιστος informal epäluotettava imprévisible nepouzdan inaffidabile あてにならない 신뢰할 수 없는 onbetrouwbaar upålitelig zawodny não confiável, não fiável ненадежный opålitlig ไว้ใจไม่ได้ güvenilmez không đáng tin cậy 不可靠的


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MALAYAN ARCHIPELAGO--Lights unreliable owing eruptions.
Our music consisted of the well-mixed strains of a melodeon which was a little asthmatic and apt to catch its breath where it ought to come out strong, a clarinet which was a little unreliable on the high keys and rather melancholy on the low ones, and a disreputable accordion that had a leak somewhere and breathed louder than it squawked--a more elegant term does not occur to me just now.
It will be remembered that the obstinate fellow had insisted on keeping his famous family watch at London time, and on regarding that of the countries he had passed through as quite false and unreliable.
 
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