un·err·ing

[uhn-ur-ing, -er-]
adjective
1.
not erring; not going astray or missing the mark: The captain set an unerring course for home.
2.
undeviatingly accurate throughout; not containing any error or flaw: She gave an unerring recital of the day's events.
3.
invariably precise or correct: unerring taste.

Origin:
1615–25; un-1 + erring

un·err·ing·ly, adverb
un·err·ing·ness, noun
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unerring (ʌnˈɜːrɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not missing the mark or target
2.  consistently accurate; certain
 
un'erringly
 
adv
 
un'erringness
 
n

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Unerring is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History

unerring
1645 (implied in unerringly), from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of err.
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Example sentences
Again his instinct for the fated failure was unerring.
When new taxes are to be raised the eye of the rural legislator turns with
  unerring instinct to this rich city.
But few have the unerring naturalness of phrasing that allows them to embody
  the music rather than interpret it.
The commencement of the nineteenth century, determined upon unerring principles.
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