unreliable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌn.ɹəˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From un- + reliable.
Meanings
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Not reliable.
The opposite issue emerges in the summer when students face scorching temperatures with unreliable or nonexistent air conditioning.
2018 January 4, Janie Tankard Carnock, “Frigid Baltimore City schools: The racism we haven’t confronted”, in CNN:Tell one another whether any one of you has ever heard me discuss such questions briefly or at length; and then you will realize that the other popular reports about me are equally unreliable.
1954, Plato, translated by Hugh Tredennick, “Socrates on Trial: The Apology”, in The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics), Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, →OCLC, page 22:"Operating the WCML at this intensity makes it challenging to maintain acceptable performance levels, resulting in a frustratingly unreliable service for passengers. Minor disruption can escalate into significant delays because a train running only a few minutes late can miss its slot across a junction, resulting in a snowballing effect across the network."
2020 May 6, Philip Haigh, “Just one more stop on the long journey to HS2 fulfillment [sic]”, in Rail, page 65:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unreliable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unreliable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unreliable narrator · unreliableness · unreliably
Relateds
Synonyms
sporadic · flakey · undependable · shaky
Translations (57)
uk ненаді́йний (not reliable) · bg ненадежден (not reliable) · pl nierzetelny (not reliable) · ga ainfhéichiúnta (not reliable) · mi mōngina (not reliable) · cy annibynadwy (not reliable) · ga feillbhéasach (not reliable) · nb upålitelig (not reliable) · cs nespolehlivý (not reliable) · it inaffidabile (not reliable) · fi epäluotettava (not reliable) · mi hārekereke (not reliable) · es no ser de fiar (not reliable) · ru неблагонадёжный (not reliable) · ga neamhchoinníollach (not reliable) · nn upåliteleg (not reliable) · eu ganorabako (not reliable) · eo nefidinda (not reliable) · ga neamhiontaofa (not reliable) · fr non fiable (not reliable) · cmn 不可靠的 (not reliable) · mi hurori (not reliable) · is óáreiðanlegur (not reliable) · mi kōnukenuke (not reliable) · el αναξιόπιστος (not reliable) · pl awaryjny (not reliable) · be ненадзе́йны (not reliable) · es no/poco/nada fiable/confiable (not reliable) · tr güvenilmez (not reliable) · nl onbetrouwbaar (not reliable) · pdt onbestendich (not reliable) · hu megbízhatatlan (not reliable) · pt não confiável (not reliable) · eu ganoragabe (not reliable) · kk тұрақсыз (not reliable) · mk неси́гурен (not reliable) · sh nepouzdan (not reliable) · mk недо́верлив (not reliable) · fr à qui on ne peut pas se fier (not reliable) · da upålidelig (not reliable) · sq i pasigurt (not reliable) · mi māngina (not reliable) · txb empakwatte (not reliable) · mk нена́дежен (not reliable) · kk сенімсіз (not reliable) · ga abhógach (not reliable) · az etibarsız (not reliable) · ht infidèl (not reliable) · mi kahurangi (not reliable) · mi kahurakiraki (not reliable) · sv opålitlig (not reliable) · mi hārakiraki (not reliable) · de unzuverlässig (not reliable) · pt inconfiável (not reliable) · cy gwantan (not reliable) · ru ненадёжный (not reliable) · ga neamh-mhuiníneach (not reliable)