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English Dictionary: Fallible by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fallible
adj
  1. likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree"
    Antonym(s): infallible
  2. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
    Synonym(s): fallible, frail, imperfect, weak
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.
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