infallible
adjective
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Watch out when you hear about infallible predictions, an infallible plan, an infallible cure, or even infallible lip gloss. Infallible isn't a claim that scientists, engineers, and doctors like to make, so you're probably getting better information when the word not comes first. You may have heard the phrase "papal infallibility", which refers to the official position of the Roman Catholic church, adopted in the 19th century, that certain solemn statements made by a Pope about faith or morals were not to be questioned. Popes since then have been careful not to make many of these statements.
Examples of infallible in a Sentence
Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
No one is infallible, of course, and a desire to hold people accountable could be taken too far.
—Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
Unfortunately, lots of people these days try to quote AI as though the AI is infallible.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The trick is not infallible: Lawrence’s mid-2000s comedy Undateable began as the story of a player teaching a nerd how to talk to women, and (again) very quickly pivoted into a hangout comedy about their appealing friends from a bar.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Infallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infallible. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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infallible
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