unerring
[ uhn-ur-ing, -er- ]
/ ʌnˈɜr ɪŋ, -ˈɛr- /
adjective
not erring; not going astray or missing the mark: The captain set an unerring course for home.
undeviatingly accurate throughout; not containing any error or flaw: She gave an unerring recital of the day's events.
invariably precise or correct: unerring taste.
RELATED WORDS
precisely, plainly, actually, completely, simply, directly, truly, really, inevitably, certainly, assuredly, absolutely, indeed, unquestionably, evidently, definitely, undoubtedly, clearly, inexorably, literally
Nearby words
- unequally,
- unequipped,
- unequitable,
- unequivocal,
- unequivocally,
- unesco,
- unescorted,
- unessential,
- unestablished,
- unesthetic
Origin of unerring
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unerring
/ (ʌnˈɜːrɪŋ) /
adjective
not missing the mark or target
consistently accurate; certain
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unerring
1640s (implied in unerringly), from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of err. Related: Unerringly.
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