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adj. not to be trusted

adj. not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

undependable, unreliable

adj. liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"

fickle, volatile

adj. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)

adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

convulsive, spasmodic, spastic

adj. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"

variable

adj. (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

unreliable, undependable

adj. not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

unstable

adj. lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"

changeable, changeful

adj. such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"

versatile

adj. changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods"

irresponsible

adj. showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

thoughtless

adj. showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"

fickle, volatile

adj. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)

adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

convulsive, spasmodic, spastic

adj. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"

variable

adj. (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

unreliable, undependable

adj. not to be trusted

unstable

adj. lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"

changeable, changeful

adj. such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"

versatile

adj. changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods"

irresponsible

adj. showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

thoughtless

adj. showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"

false, faithless

adj. (untrustworthy)

fly-by-night, shady

adj. (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous; "a shady operation"

devious, shifty

adj. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"

slippery, tricky

adj. not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

erring, error-prone

adj. capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone"

creditworthy, responsible

adj. having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower"

responsible

adj. worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

reliable, dependable

adj. worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"

reliable, dependable

adj. worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"

certain, sure

adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"

infallible

adj. incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible"

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