faultlessly

faultlessly
fault ► NOUN 1) an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature; a defect or mistake. 2) responsibility for an accident or misfortune. 3) (in tennis) a service that infringes the rules. 4) Geology an extended break in a rock formation, marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity of strata.
► VERB 1) criticize for inadequacy or mistakes. 2) (be faulted) Geology be broken by a fault or faults.
● find fault — Cf. ↑find fault
● to a fault — Cf. ↑to a fault
DERIVATIVES faultless adjective faultlessly adverb.
ORIGIN from Latin fallere 'deceive' .

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