Unerring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈɜːɹ.ɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unerring is an adjective meaning (often figurative) consistently accurate; not missing a target.
Meaning
(often figurative) consistently accurate; not missing a target.
Example Sentences
One learns, as one goes through life, to spot goofiness in the other sex with an unerring eye [...]
As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras, have always been unerring in picking off any incipient mediators.
1717: Hissing in air the unerring weapon flew. -- John Dryden's 1697–1700 translation of "The Story of Meleager and Atalanta", in Ovid's Metamorphoses (tr. Garth, Dryden, et al.), book VIII, pub. 1717
Debutant Mateo Retegui was the beneficiary of poor work from Harry Maguire, whose failed attempt to close down the danger on the edge of the box allowed the Italians to shift the ball to the 23-year-old to drill an unerring finish past Jordan Pickford after 56 minutes.
Synonyms for unerring
Depending on context, synonyms include infallible, inerrable, inerrant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include infallible, inerrant, inerrable, unfailing, unshakable, unmistaken.
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