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infallible
[ in-fal-uh-buhl ]
adjective
- absolutely trustworthy or sure:
an infallible rule.
- unfailing in effectiveness or operation; certain:
an infallible remedy.
- not fallible; exempt from liability to error, as persons, their judgment, or pronouncements:
an infallible principle.
- Roman Catholic Church. immune from fallacy or liability to error in expounding matters of faith or morals by virtue of the promise made by Christ to the Church.
noun
- an infallible person or thing.
infallible
/ ɪnˈfæləbəl /
adjective
- not fallible; not liable to error
- not liable to failure; certain; sure
an infallible cure
- completely dependable or trustworthy
noun
- a person or thing that is incapable of error or failure
Derived Forms
- inˌfalliˈbility, noun
- inˈfallibly, adverb
Other Words From
- in·falli·bili·ty in·falli·ble·ness noun
- in·falli·bly adverb
- nonin·falli·ble adjective
- nonin·falli·bly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of infallible1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Trailing has been far more effective for Boston than switching in the Finals, yet it isn’t infallible.
The work is a reminder that no matter how elegant or infallible mathematics may seem, it’s still a human endeavor.
Their men on horseback — Theodore Roosevelt, Grant, even Washington — were not regarded as infallible.
Even if he is, though, the pope may be infallible, but he is not omnipotent.
Besides Diamond, some of the Saved By the Bell characters are portrayed as infallible angels.
As long as they believed Saraswati was infallible, any dissatisfaction they experienced was a personal shortcoming.
Buffett is not infallible and his hiding in the bunker does not make him appear stronger, wiser, or accountable.
To the vast majority of the devout, Pope Benedict XVI is infallible and the church has done nothing wrong.
"Doa Estefania, have no fear; you possess an infallible preservative," exclaimed the cappellan.
When Dan put his tobacco back unbitten, it was always an infallible sign that something had gone in a way that did not suit him.
An infallible method of remembering proper names is Get the name when introduced.
But Ramona saw now, with infallible intuition, that even as she had loved Alessandro, so Felipe loved her.
This may be said to be an infallible rule, and an examination of the instruments of the most celebrated makers fully confirms it.
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