unfailable

adj — 2 senses

unfailable

adj

US, UK /ˌʌnˈfeɪləbl̩/

Etymology From un- + fail + -able.

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)
Related terms
unfailing, unflagging

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