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accident-prone
[ ak-si-duhnt-prohn ]
adjective
- tending to have more accidents or mishaps than the average person.
accident-prone
adjective
- more liable than most people to be involved in accidents
Word History and Origins
Origin of accident-prone1
Example Sentences
He says seven key states were asked to identify their most accident-prone stretches.
Paul and Barry were the well-meaning but hapless, accident-prone brothers who unintentionally caused chaos wherever they went, often with the mutterings of "To me, to you".
The show about accident-prone thespians - where everything that can possibly go wrong, does - has also been licensed to be performed in more than 50 countries.
With his Conservative Party trailing badly in opinion polls, and after an accident-prone start to the general election campaign, Mr. Sunak is already under significant pressure.
Among other things, the survey asked mothers whether their children were restless, hyperactive, impatient, clingy or accident-prone.
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