unreliable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unreliability noun
- unreliableness noun
- unreliably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unreliable
Example Sentences
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Mays called “Amadeus” a “memory play,” noting that “every aspect of this production is exploring that — it’s all filtered through the warped, distorted memories and imaginings of its unreliable narrator.”
From Los Angeles Times
Some free servers might work occasionally, but it’s unreliable at best.
From Salon
Headline lap times in testing are notoriously unreliable as indicators of form as the specification in which the cars are running is not made public.
From BBC
Resorting to facial recognition and other technologies addresses the reality that self-reported age has proven unreliable, with minors routinely lying about their birthdates to circumvent platform safety measures.
From Barron's
“But this technology can be highly unreliable, and it can cause harm.”
From Salon
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