unreliably

Adverb

Meaning

in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

intermittently inaccurately inconsistently dubiously doubtfully sporadically variably questionably insecurely immaturely uncertainly capriciously changeably unsteadily inconstantly
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Antonyms

reliably stanchly trustily stalwartly inviolably accountably

Examples

In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably. George Ayittey

This caused many issues with incompatibility, where a true IBM-compatible third-party card (designed for an 8 MHz or 4.77 MHz bus) might not work in a higher speed system (or even worse, would work unreliably). Source: Internet

Other fossils have been found, but many are either unreliably dated or else unreliably identified. Source: Internet

The gross figures may mislead slightly, as most of the German troops fighting on the side of the French fought at best unreliably and stood on the verge of defecting to the Allies. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

unreliable servant unreliable witness unreliableness unreliance unrelievable unrelievableness