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unreliably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unreliable manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unfaithfully, undependably

Antonyms: reliably

History

Etymology

From unreliable + -ly, blending to + -ably.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: awaryjnie — in an unreliable way
  • Russian: ненадёжно (nenadjóžno) — in an unreliable way