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unerring en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ʌnˈɜːɹ.ɪŋ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From un- + erring.

Meanings

1. (figuratively, often) consistently accurate; not missing a target.
   • Hissing in air the unerring weapon flew. 1717, 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
2. 2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, pages 630–1
3. 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.
4. 2023 March 23, Phil McNulty, “Italy 1-2 England”, in BBC Sport
5. 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.

Forms

Deriveds

unerringness · unerringly

Translations (20)

is óskeikull (consistently accurate) · pl niechybny (consistently accurate) · sh nepogrèšiv (consistently accurate) · gv neushaghrynagh (consistently accurate) · sh nepogrjèšiv (consistently accurate) · sh непогрѐшив (consistently accurate) · pl nieomylny (consistently accurate) · grc νημερτής (consistently accurate) · de untrüglich (consistently accurate) · sh непогрјѐшив (consistently accurate) · bg ве́рен (consistently accurate) · nl onfeilbaar (consistently accurate) · ru безоши́бочный (consistently accurate) · enm siker (consistently accurate) · ka უშეცდომო (consistently accurate) · el αλάνθαστος (consistently accurate) · hi अचूक (consistently accurate) · oc infalhible (consistently accurate) · de unfehlbar (consistently accurate) · bg безпогрешен (consistently accurate)