たよりない
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. unreliable; undependable; indefinite; vague
I am always worrying about my two unreliable older brothers.
2. helpless; forlorn; forsaken
His back looked so terribly forlorn that before I knew it I had stood up.
3. worried; uneasy
Being alone in an unfamiliar town makes me feel uneasy.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
reliance; dependence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Examples (12 in total)
Am I really that unreliable?
How unreliable can a son get?
She is an absent-minded and unreliable person.
With my mother in the hospital, I feel somehow uneasy.
The bicycle light is unreliable for illuminating the road.
He may not be a bad guy, but he is unreliable.
I am always worrying about my two unreliable older brothers.
A feeble morning sun leaks through the thin parts of the clouds.
Being alone in an unfamiliar town makes me feel uneasy.
However, for many people, memory is unreliable.
His back looked so terribly forlorn that before I knew it I had stood up.
My steps are still shaky, but I can make up for this much with willpower.