accident-prone

adjective

ac·​ci·​dent-prone ˈak-sə-dənt-ˌprōn How to pronounce accident-prone (audio)
-ˌdent-,
ˈaks-dənt-
1
: having a greater than average number of accidents
2
: having personality traits that predispose to accidents

Examples of accident-prone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some people are more accident-prone than others, but none of us are immune to scrapes, cuts, and other injuries. Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2023 The drive toward peaceful coexistence still looks accident-prone. Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2023 Her accident-prone antics will have your kids laughing for hours on end. Carson Blackwelder, Country Living, 24 June 2023 The ability to quickly interchange between different Peak Design SlimLink mounts is obviously the selling point here, though, and as an accident-prone person who frequently switches between cycling and driving myself, I’m certainly intrigued. Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 20 June 2023 Dry bag On the off chance your father is both accident-prone and a fan of the ocean, outfit him with a Heeta Dry Bag for his keys, phone and wallet. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 14 June 2023 Her latest, High Time, delves once again into the aristocratic antics of the Trewlawney family, who might have rescued their crumbling country estate but are just as eccentric and accident-prone as ever. The Editors, townandcountrymag.com, 1 June 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of accident-prone was in 1926

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“Accident-prone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accident-prone. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.

Medical Definition

accident-prone

adjective
1
: having a greater than average number of accidents
2
: having personality traits that predispose to accidents
accident-prone individuals

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