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infallible

in·fal·lible

UK/ɪnˈfælɪbəl/ US/ɪnˈfælɪbəl] ~ [ɪnˈfælɪbl̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

incapable of failure or error

  • “an infallible antidote”
  • “an infallible memmory”
  • “the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible”
  • “no doctor is infallible”
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Origin

From Medieval Latin īnfallibilis, from Latin in- + fallibilis. Compare French infaillible. By surface analysis, in- + fallible.

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