fallible.

Able to make mistakes or be wrong.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• fallible judgement
• fallible memory

On the page

Even an experienced observer is fallible under pressure.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.