unreliable (adj.)

  1. not worthy of reliance or trust; in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable; an undependable assistant

    [ Syn: undependable , undependable ]

  2. liable to be erroneous or misleading; an undependable generalization

    [ Syn: undependable ]

  3. dangerously unstable and unpredictable; treacherous winding roads; an unreliable trestle

    [ Syn: treacherous ]

  4. lacking a sense of responsibility

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