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   In·fal·li·ble

   /inˈfaləb(ə)l/

   

   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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. infallibly adverb

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