undependable

adjective

un·​de·​pend·​able ˌən-di-ˈpen-də-bəl How to pronounce undependable (audio)
: unable to be trusted or relied on : not dependable : unreliable
an undependable source of information
an undependable water supply
undependability noun
undependably adverb

Examples of undependable in a Sentence

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But while the stock market is often a fickle friend, as are commodities such as oil and natural gas, wheat and corn, part of what was so shocking in 2022 was the simultaneous slump in government and corporate bonds, which proved as undependable as stocks. CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025 Food, water and other resources would have to be shipped from home, at distances that make the supply frighteningly undependable. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 With fueling so expensive and stations so undependable, Kiskis — who lives in Pacific Palisades and works at Google in Playa Vista — drives a gasoline Jeep for everything but short trips around the neighborhood. Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 However, the limited equitable market access due to layers of middlemen, high post-harvest losses, and a glaring data deficit creating volatile prices and an undependable supply chain have contributed to this segment of the population being among the nation's poorest. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for undependable

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undependable was in 1860

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“Undependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undependable. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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