Unerring

//ʌnˈɜːɹ.ɪŋ// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    consistently accurate; not missing a target. figuratively, often

    "1717: Hissing in air the unerring weapon flew. -- John Dryden's 1697–1700 translation of "The Story of Meleager and Atalanta", in Ovid's Metamorphoses (tr. Garth, Dryden, et al.), book VIII, pub. 1717"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not liable to error wordnet

Synonyms

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inerrableaccurateaccuratecertaincloseconstant

Example

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"Good day, lords. In what way can I refine upon my adroitness in aural comprehension? It is genuinely arduous for me to fathom the parlance of the English, although my scribbling deftness is unerring."

Etymology

From un- + erring.

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