undependable

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un·de·pend·a·ble

(ŭn′dĭ-pĕn′də-bəl)

adj.

Not easily relied or depended on: an undependable worker; an undependable lamp socket.

un′de·pend′a·bil′i·ty n.

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undependable

(ˌʌndɪˈpɛndəbəl)

adj

not able to be depended or relied upon

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Adj.	1.	undependable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant" unreliable 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"
	2.	undependable - liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization" unreliable fallible - likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree"

undependable

adjective

1. Not to be depended on:

unreliable, untrustworthy.

2. So weak or defective as to be liable to fail:

trick, unreliable.

Translations

αναξιόπιστος

undependable

[ˈʌndɪˈpendəbl] ADJ → poco formal, poco confiable

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undependable

adj → unzuverlässig

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