infallibly
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7.2
- adverb
- /ɪnˈfælɪbli/
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infaliblemente
- In mathematics, applying the right formula allows you to infallibly arrive at the correct answer.
- infallibly taught
- doctrine taught infallibly
- infallibly proposed
It's a recognition that the person teaches not infallibly, but with, you know, great amount of authority on on important topics.
- It's a recognition that the person teaches not infallibly, but with, you know, great amount of authority on on important topics.
Examples
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The doctrinal competency of the bishops to teach authoritatively but not infallibly regarding concrete moral matters is derived largely from the teaching process itself.
Academic text (2003) -
It's a recognition that the person teaches not infallibly, but with, you know, great amount of authority on on important topics.
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When I was a little boy, I imagined it was not in the least difficult to be a priest, that they were all infallibly perfect.
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How do we infallibly know who is saved and who isn't?
Blog text (21) -
First of all, the Church only teaches infallibly regarding faith and morals.
Blog text (2) -
In the thousand cultures he had studied, this was almost infallibly true.
Fiction book (1992) -
For once in her life, Sylvie Norberg's confidence in her power to make the infallibly correct choice was mistaken.
Fiction book (1990) -
Although the older generation and the local deejays do not particularly enjoy reggae songs, they infallibly play them at parties, birthdays, and other special celebrations.
Academic text (2006) -
When a truth of divine revelation is taught infallibly by the ordinary universal magisterium, what results is, in effect, a "non-defined dogma."
Academic text (2002) -
Startling developments would suddenly link the two together and challenge the idea that the world's greatest, most celebrated scholars could infallibly distinguish valuable ancient inscriptions from worthless modern fakes.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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1.0
In a way with no mistakes
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4.4
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
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3.7
Without any doubt
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4.1
In a way that has no mistakes
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4.9
In a perfect way with no mistakes
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3.0
Completely sure with no chance of being wrong
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5.4
In a way that is clearly true and cannot be doubted
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5.6
In a way that always happens and never fails
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8.6
Clearly and without doubt
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6.8
Clearly true and cannot be denied
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7.4
In a way that cannot be proved wrong
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7.5
In a way that never makes mistakes
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9.1
In a way that no one can doubt
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9.1
In a way that cannot be blamed or criticized
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6.1
It is clearly true and cannot be doubted
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9.0
Clearly true and cannot be doubted
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5.3
In a way that has no mistakes
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7.7
In a way nobody can doubt
Clearly and without any doubt
How Correct
Surface Forms
Morphology
infallibly = infallible (semi-transparent) = in + fall + ible + ly
The adverb is formed by the regular addition of '-ly' to the adjective 'infallible' with no meaningful shift.
Etymology
The word infallibly comes from in- meaning 'not' and fallible meaning 'able to fail', and fallible is like the everyday word 'fail'. So, to do something infallibly is to do it 'without failing' — it never fails or is always correct.