unerring

unerring
unerringly, adv.unerringness, n.
/un err"ing, -er"-/, adj.
1. not 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.
[1615-25; UN-1 + ERRING]

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