unreliable
adjective
- not to be counted on
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/ / /ʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/ / /ˌʌn.ɹəˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/
adj
Etymology: From un- + reliable.
- Not reliable.
“Tell one another whether any one of you has ever heard me discuss such questions briefly or at length; and then you will realize that the other popular reports about me are equally unreliable.”
“The opposite issue emerges in the summer when students face scorching temperatures with unreliable or nonexistent air conditioning.”
noun
Etymology: From un- + reliable.
- One who or that which cannot be relied upon.
“His employment by the leading papers in Chicago was intermittent, as he was classed among the unreliables. One could never tell when he was going to get drunk.”