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ненадёжный — meaning in English

nenadyozhnyy

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English meaning

  • fallible adj Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
  • flaky adjective Made up of thin, loose layers that easily break apart.
  • insecure adj Not confident about oneself; anxious or uncertain.
  • precarious adj Not safe or stable; likely to fail or collapse at any moment.
  • treacherous adj Willing to betray trust; disloyal and deceitful.
  • unreliable adj Not able to be trusted or depended on to perform consistently.
  • untrustworthy adjective Not deserving of trust; likely to lie, cheat, or let people down.

Senses

ненадёжный is used for these senses in English:

fallible — full definition

  1. adj Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
  2. adj Capable of failure.

flaky — full definition

  1. adjective Made up of thin, loose layers that easily break apart.
  2. adjective Unreliable, especially about keeping plans or commitments.
  3. adjective Working only inconsistently, especially describing a device, connection, or system.

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