unerring
Consistently accurateConsistently accurate; not missing a target.
» He has an unerring eye.
Meaning
5 senses(figuratively, often)Consistently accurate; not missing a target.
unfehlbar, untrüglich
безоши́бочныйbezošíbočnyj
2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, pages 630–1
2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, pages 630–1: As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras, have always been unerring in picking off any incipient mediators.
As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras, have always been unerring in picking off any incipient mediators.
2023 March 23, Phil McNulty, “Italy 1-2 England”, in BBC Sport
2023 March 23, Phil McNulty, “Italy 1-2 England”, in BBC Sport: 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.
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.
- not liable to error
Examples
1 sentencesHe has an unerring eye.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From un- + erring.From un- + erring.
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Forms
more unerring, most unerring| Comparative | more unerring Lesson |
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| Superlative | most unerring Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form