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unfailing

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un⋅fail⋅ing

  [uhn-fey-ling]
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–adjective
1. not failing; not giving way; not falling short of expectation; completely dependable: an unfailing friend.
2. inexhaustible; endless: unfailing resources; unfailing good humor.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see un- 1 , failing

Related forms:
un⋅fail⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
un⋅fail⋅ing⋅ness, noun
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un·fail·ing   (ŭn-fā'lĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Always able to supply more; inexhaustible: an unfailing source of good stories.

  2. Constant; unflagging: unfailing loyalty.

  3. Incapable of error; infallible.

un·fail'ing·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

unfailing 
1382, "never coming to an end, unceasing," from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of fail.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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