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fallible adjective [ ˈfalɪb(ə)l ]

• capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
• "experts can be fallible"
Similar: error-prone, erring, errant, liable to err, prone to err, open to error, imperfect, flawed, frail, weak,
Opposite: infallible,
Origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere ‘deceive’.


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