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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fallible \Fal"li*ble\, a. [LL. fallibilis fr L. fallere to deceive: cf F. faillible. See {Fail}.] Liable to fail mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fallible adj 1: likely to fail or be inaccurate; "everyone is fallible to some degree" [ant: {infallible}] 2: having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity" [syn: {frail}, {imperfect}, {weak}]
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