unerring

[ uhn-ur-ing, -er- ]

/ ʌnˈɜr ɪŋ, -ˈɛr- /

not erring; not going astray or missing the mark: The captain set an unerring course for home.

undeviatingly accurate throughout; not containing any error or flaw: She gave an unerring recital of the day's events.

invariably precise or correct: unerring taste.

Origin of unerring

First recorded in 1615–25; un-¹ + erring

un·err·ing·ly, adverb un·err·ing·ness, noun

It showcases two of his signature qualities as a writer: narrative velocity and an unerring ear for dialogue.

The Ballad of Johnny France |Richard Ben Cramer |January 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Plus, our 60-second guide to her life, and Malcolm Jones on her unerring art.

Alice Munro, Cinderella Story |Gish Jen |October 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But she has an unerring talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature |Malcolm Jones |October 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
After a decade in power, he has never been more popular, thanks in large part to an unerring instinct for populism.

In Turkey, Abortion Law Sparks New Battle Over Mosque Versus State |Owen Matthews |June 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Frankly, however, what Moguls & Movie Stars needed was the unerring eye of a Thalberg or a Mayer for storytelling.

A Visit to Hollywood's Glory Days |Michael Korda |October 31, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
With unerring hand the hero, son of Peeas, 1208 ought at once to have cutout the part in which he was wounded.

Remedia A Moris or, The Remedy Of Love |Ovid
Here he produces an indelible impression by a series of light touches applied with unerring skill.

Books and Characters |Lytton Strachey
On the testimony of that unerring time-piece Ranuccio was already executed.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. |Various
How noble are the simple-minded—how sweet the people of the Countryside—how inevitable and unerring is the voice of the people!

Child and Country |Will Levington Comfort
Led by his unerring sense of direction he soon entered the tree where he had left her.

Warrior of the Dawn |Howard Carleton Browne

unerring

/ (ʌnˈɜːrɪŋ) /

not missing the mark or target

consistently accurate; certain

unerringly, adverb unerringness, noun