unerring.
consistently accurate; not missing a target.
Meaning & usage
consistently accurate; not missing a target.
2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, pages 630–1
2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, pages 630–1: As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras, have always been unerring in picking off any incipient mediators. As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras, have always been unerring in picking off any incipient mediators.
2023 March 23, Phil McNulty, “Italy 1-2 England”, in BBC Sport
2023 March 23, Phil McNulty, “Italy 1-2 England”, in BBC Sport: Debutant Mateo Retegui was the beneficiary of poor work from Harry Maguire, whose failed attempt to close down the danger on the edge of the box allowed the Italians to shift the ball to the 23-year-old to drill an unerring finish past Jordan Pickford after 56 minutes. Debutant Mateo Retegui was the beneficiary of poor work from Harry Maguire, whose failed attempt to close down the danger on the edge of the box allowed the Italians to shift the ball to the 23-year-old to drill an unerring finish past Jordan Pickford after 56 minutes.
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From un- + erring.
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