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unreliable

/ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/ /ˌʌnlɪˈlaɪəbl/

Meanings
adjective
Not reliable.

Examples :

"My old car is unreliable; it often breaks down on the way to work. "
character attitude quality

Related Words

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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car noun

/kɑː/ /kɑɹ/

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.

"She drove her car to the mall."

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it noun

/ɪt/ /ət/ /ɘt/

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

"The factory treated the new worker like an it, ignoring their questions and concerns. "

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way noun

/weɪ/

(heading) To do with a place or places.

"The way to the school library is through the main entrance. "

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reliable noun

/ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/

Something or someone reliable or dependable

"the old reliables"

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often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

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old noun

/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

"A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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breaks noun

/bɹeɪks/

An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.

"The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily."

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down noun

/daʊn/

A negative aspect; a downer.

"The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. "

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work noun

/wɜːk/ /wəik/

(heading) Employment.

"My work schedule is very demanding this week. "

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my interjection

/mi/

Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

"My, what big teeth you have!"