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unfailable

adj
/ˌʌnˈfeɪləbl̩/US

Etymology

From un- + fail + -able.

  1. derived from *(s)gʷʰh₂el-✻ — “to stumble”
  2. derived from fallō — “to deceive, disappoint”
  3. derived from *fallire✻
  4. derived from falir
  5. inherited from failen
  6. formed as unfailable — “un- + fail + -able”

Definitions

  1. Impossible to fail.

    • an unfailable test

  2. Infallible.

    • If then we believe this unfailable word of truth, who would not be content to mourn awhile, that he may rejoice for ever?

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for unfailable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA