Fallible Definition

fallible
adjective
  1. likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree"
  2. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"

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