unfailing

unfailing
adjective Date: 14th century not failing or liable to fail: a. constant, unflagging <
unfailing courtesy
>
b. everlasting, inexhaustible <
a subject of unfailing interest
>
c. infallible, sure <
an unfailing test
>
unfailingly adverb

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