official
adjective
used about information that someone in authority provides. This word is sometimes used for suggesting that the information is not completely reliable
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Not reliable or trustworthy
unreliable
adjective
someone who is unreliable will not do what you ask them to do, or will not do it well
feckless
adjective
a feckless person is not reliable, does not care about achieving anything, and has no clear plans
unreliable
adjective
an unreliable witness is someone whose evidence is unlikely to be accepted in a court of law
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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