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单词 undependable
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undependableadj.

Brit. /ˌʌndᵻˈpɛndəbl/, U.S. /ˌəndəˈpɛndəb(ə)l/, /ˌəndiˈpɛndəb(ə)l/
Etymology: un- prefix1 1b.
Not to be depended upon; unreliable, untrustworthy.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > of persons
slipperc1000
ficklea1275
untristya1387
flickering1430
untrusty1430
slidingc1435
unsurec1445
untraistc1485
unassure1531
slippery1555
untraisty1567
untrustful1569
unresponsable1619
uncanny1639
fair-weather1677
unresponsible1764
independable1802
unreliable1810
untrustworthy1846
undependable1860
incalculable1876
slithery1902
wonky1919
doubtful1925
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > unfaithfulness > [adjective] > untrustworthy
trustless1554
as slippery as an eel1601
independable1802
unreliable1810
undependable1860
untrustworthy1878
wrong1908
1860 Sat. Rev. 10 Mar. 303/2 The praises of the official world are, from obvious reasons, quite undependable.
1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 193 The fickle and undependable Bedouins.
1894 ‘J. S. Winter’ Red Coats 63 Just a fickle, changeable thing,..an undependable nothing.

Draft additions September 2013

undependaˈbility n.
ΚΠ
1863 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1862 340 The undependability of a character which we elsewhere rely on.
1952 Times 9 Jan. 7/3 It is impossible to draw up hard and fast definitions of political undependability.
1988 Pensions & Investm. Age 25 Jan. 84/4 Clients in the futures-based strategy discontinued their programs..because of the undependability of the futures markets in October.
2003 P. M. Spacks Privacy ii. 33 In the crucial process of interpretation as Austen renders it, the individual must stand alone, understanding her own ultimate undependability.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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