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Italian

inaffidabile

/inaffiˈdaːbile/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 16,015

Meaning

unreliable

  • not dependable or trustworthy
  • not likely to work well or give correct results

In a sentence

Quel sito è inaffidabile per le notizie.

That site is unreliable for news.

Pensi che Marco sia davvero inaffidabile?

Do you think Marco is really unreliable?

Questo orologio è meno inaffidabile di prima.

This watch is less unreliable than before.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
inaffidabilemasculine · singular
inaffidabilefeminine · singular
inaffidabilimasculine · plural
inaffidabilifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Used for people, information, machines, or services.
  • Stronger than poco affidabile; it suggests you should not trust it.
  • Same form for masculine and feminine singular.

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