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unerring

[ uhn-ur-ing, -er- ]

adjective

  1. not erring; erring; not going astray or missing the mark:

    The captain set an unerring course for home.

  2. undeviatingly accurate throughout; not containing any error or flaw:

    She gave an unerring recital of the day's events.

  3. invariably precise or correct:

    unerring taste.



unerring

/ ʌnˈɜːrɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not missing the mark or target
  2. consistently accurate; certain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • unˈerringness, noun
  • unˈerringly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • un·erring·ly adverb
  • un·erring·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unerring1

First recorded in 1615–25; un- 1 + erring
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Example Sentences

On the snake pit of a pitch and against the unerring Pakistan bowlers, England’s best chance was to attack, an intent that played into the hands of Noman.

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Yet there was the unerring sense Bangladesh left runs out in the middle with so many wickets in hand when they finished up on a rather unthreatening 106-3.

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Supporters and critics alike point to Biden’s unerring support for the Jewish state - some citing it as a liability, others as an asset.

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With unerring foresight, she committed to producing a video for the general election aimed at these voters in key battleground states.

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Finding those intangible advantages; an unlikely but successful partnership, cajoling an out-of-form player into an unerring demon, identifying your team’s strengths and exposing an opponent’s weakness.

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