FAL'LIBLE, adjective [Latin fallo, to deceive.] 1. Liable to fail or mistake; that may err or be deceived in judgment. All men are fallible 2. Liable to error; that may deceive. Our judgments, our faculties, our opinions are fallible; our hopes are fallible
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI