fallible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective likely to fail or make errors
    • everyone is fallible to some degree
  2. adjective satellite wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
    weak; imperfect; frail.
    • I'm only a fallible human
    • frail humanity

WordNet

Fal"li*ble adjective
Etymology
LL. fallibilis, fr. L. fallere to deceive: cf. F. faillible. See Fail.
Definitions
  1. Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible.

Webster 1913