undependable
adjective
un·de·pend·able
ˌən-di-ˈpen-də-bəl 
: unable to be trusted or relied on : not dependable : unreliable
an undependable source of information
an undependable water supply
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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.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
Viewed long term, however, Paramount has been an undependable friend to filmmakers seeking stable funding, not paint jobs.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Its statistics are unreliable, its central bank is undependable, and its judicial system’s decisions are inscrutable.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
The other is going to be a roulette wheel of flawed and undependable teams.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
Viewed long term, however, Paramount has been an undependable friend to filmmakers seeking stable funding, not paint jobs.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Its statistics are unreliable, its central bank is undependable, and its judicial system’s decisions are inscrutable.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
The other is going to be a roulette wheel of flawed and undependable teams.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Undependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undependable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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