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unreliable

[ uhn-ri-lahy-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.

    Synonyms: , ,



unreliable

/ ˌʌ԰ɪˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. not reliable; untrustworthy

    an unreliable witness

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Other Word Forms

  • ܲr·a·i·ٲ ܲr·a··Ա noun
  • ܲr·a· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unreliable1

First recorded in 1830–40; un- 1 + reliable
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Example Sentences

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Practice sessions are notoriously unreliable indicators of form because fuel loads and car specifications are not revealed by the teams and can have a significant impact on lap time.

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Bertie is both a classic unreliable narrator and a stock comic character given life.

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GPs have told the BBC that unreliable blood results, with erroneously high levels of potassium caused by processing delays, are a regular occurrence since Synnovis began the service.

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A Scottish based company that offers tours of Northern Ireland said while they promote the Gobbins on their website, they haven't included it on tours due to its "unreliable" opening.

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Stuck in a vicious cycle of innocence lost, regained, then lost again, American history reveals itself to be a series of stories told by individuals dependent on inconsistent and unreliable sources.

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