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unfailable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌnˈfeɪləbl̩/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From un- + fail + -able.

Meanings

  1. Impossible to fail.
    • an unfailable test
  2. (obsolete) Infallible.
    • If then we believe this unfailable word of truth, who would not be content to mourn awhile, that he may rejoice for ever? c. 1652, Joseph Hall, The Mourner in Sion (sermon)

Forms

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more unfailable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most unfailable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

unfailing · unflagging