unreliably C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #495324 Meanings 1 adv In a way that cannot be depended on or trusted. The old engine started unreliably, sometimes failing in the cold. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that cannot be... intermittentlysporadically ↔ Opposites reliably Etymology AI details From unreliable + -ly, blending to + -ably. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unreliably **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 495324 ## Meanings 1. In a way that cannot be depended on or trusted. ## Examples - The old engine started unreliably, sometimes failing in the cold. ## Antonyms - reliably ## Etymology From unreliable + -ly, blending to + -ably. ## AI Etymology Unreliably is from unreliable + -ly, blending to + -ably. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a way that cannot be depended on or trusted. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown