unerring
3
7.4
- adjective
- /ʌˈnɜrɪŋ/
:
infallible
- With an unerring aim, the archer hit the target in the center every time.
so she has unerring insight. OK, so how did it work out? I found that
- so she has unerring insight. OK, so how did it work out? I found that
- It was all leaf life and star shower, unerring self shattering power and it was all aimed at me.
Examples
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The boy duplicated them with unerring accuracy; each tremor, each trill.
Fiction book (1997) -
A future governor of Georgia, Edward Telfair, had an unerring eye for assessing risks.
Academic text (2007) -
Patch led them with an unerring eye, always looking back to see if anyone was following them.
Fiction book (1994) -
I mean, we strike targets with unerring precision.
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Although he was an indifferent painter himself, he had an unerring eye for discovering talent in other artists.
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Needless to say, I was stunned at the unerring accuracy of his memory.
Fiction book (1990) -
Because Shulie had an unerring ability to cut right to the chase, she was always a stimulating sparring partner.
Blog text (27) -
Having said this, Dhurjati Babu put down his fork and spoon, picked up the fly swatter, and with unerring aim killed a mosquito that had alighted on the table.
Fiction book (1992) -
The author's unparalleled artistry, his occasionally whimsical inventiveness, and his unerring sense of socio-political purpose make this novel a distinctly independent literary work.
Academic text (1996) -
The great detective had an unerring sense of who the culprit was from the start.
Synonyms
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1.0
True and free from mistakes
680
3.0
Exactly correct in every detail
59
6.3
Perfect and without any faults in quality or manners
28
7.2
Not able to make mistakes
7
8.2
Very honest and reliable so people cannot doubt it
5
4.9
Always reliable and steady
4
9.9
Free from any mistake
Not able to make mistakes
Antonyms
Compounds
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
unerring = erring (transparent) = un + err + ing
Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'erring' (not making mistakes), so the meaning 'always accurate' is directly predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Unerring is built from un- ('not') and err, the same root as error and Latin errare ('to wander' or 'make a mistake'). So unerring is 'not wandering', which helps you remember it means never wrong and always accurate.