unreliably

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

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Meanings

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adv
In a way that cannot be depended on or trusted.

The old engine started unreliably, sometimes failing in the cold.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a way that cannot be... intermittently sporadically

Opposites

reliably

Etymology

From unreliable + -ly, blending to + -ably.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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