accident-prone
adjective
ac·ci·dent-prone
ˈak-sə-dənt-ˌprōn 
-ˌdent-,
ˈaks-dənt-
1
: having a greater than average number of accidents
2
: having personality traits that predispose to accidents
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Boston, with its narrower byways and older infrastructure, tops the list of the most accident-prone metro areas overall, with drivers being involved in a crash at an average of once every 3.07 years.
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
We’re currently obsessed with the nine arid and tropical plants, including a Venus flytrap, in the Tiny Plants collection and the accident-prone Hei Hei rooster from Disney’s Moana.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 15 June 2025
When Boeing’s directors were hunting last year for a new chief executive to turn around the accident-prone plane maker, one name on the short list was sitting with them.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
Meanwhile, parents should know this is an accident-prone day for your kids.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 May 2025
Meanwhile, pay attention, because this might be an accident-prone day for your kids.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
Tonight: Be diplomatic. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ Parents should be vigilant today, because this is an accident-prone day for your kids.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
In interviews, the director professes his empathy for Mickey but especially for the studio marketing team for memorializing the movie’s accident-prone cast of characters.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Pay attention; this is a mildly accident-prone day.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
We’re currently obsessed with the nine arid and tropical plants, including a Venus flytrap, in the Tiny Plants collection and the accident-prone Hei Hei rooster from Disney’s Moana.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 15 June 2025
When Boeing’s directors were hunting last year for a new chief executive to turn around the accident-prone plane maker, one name on the short list was sitting with them.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
Meanwhile, parents should know this is an accident-prone day for your kids.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 May 2025
Meanwhile, pay attention, because this might be an accident-prone day for your kids.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
Tonight: Be diplomatic. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ Parents should be vigilant today, because this is an accident-prone day for your kids.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
In interviews, the director professes his empathy for Mickey but especially for the studio marketing team for memorializing the movie’s accident-prone cast of characters.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Pay attention; this is a mildly accident-prone day.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Accident-prone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accident-prone. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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