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   infallible

   /ɪnˈfalɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. incapable of making mistakes or being wrong: "doctors are not infallible" Similar unerringerror-freeunfailingfaultlessflawlessimpeccableperfecttrueuncannypreciseaccuratemeticulousscrupulousinformal:spot onon the money
   • ▪ never failing; always effective: "infallible cures" Similar unfailingnever failingalways effectiveguaranteeddependabletrustworthyreliablesurecertainsafesoundtried and testedfoolproofeffectiveefficaciousinformal:sure-fire
   • ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) credited with papal infallibility: "for an encyclical to be infallible the Pope must speak ex cathedra"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French infaillible or late Latin infallibilis, from in- ‘not’ + Latin fallere ‘deceive’.

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   • 1. infallibly adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINFALLIBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   never wrong, failing, or making a mistake: Even the experts are not infallible. Opposite. fallible. Compare. unfailing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accurate and exact. accuracy. accurately. aright. authoritative. dime. for all the world idiom. Goldilocks. got it in one! idiom. in so many words idiom. infallibly. literally. nose.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › infallibleInfallible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INFALLIBLE is incapable of error : unerring. How to use infallible in a sentence. Did you know?

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINFALLIBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ɪnˈfæl.ə.b ə l / uk / ɪnˈfæl.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. never wrong, failing, or making a mistake: Even the experts are not infallible. Opposite. fallible. Compare. unfailing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accurate and exact. accuracy. accurately. aright. authoritative. dime. for all the world idiom. Goldilocks.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › infallibleINFALLIBLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   adjective. absolutely trustworthy or sure: an infallible rule. unfailing in effectiveness or operation; certain: an infallible remedy. not fallible; exempt from liability to error, as persons, their judgment, or pronouncements: an infallible principle.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINFALLIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a person or thing is infallible, they are never wrong. Although he was experienced, he was not infallible. American English : infallible / ɪnˈfælɪbəl /

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › infallibleInfallible - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Infallible means exactly the opposite — incapable of failing. This word is often used to describe human capacity for error — no one is infallible. And yet, we are able to be infallible in certain ways: children are infallibly curious, teenagers infallibly hungry.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › infallibleinfallible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of infallible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.