accident-prone

[ ak-si-duhnt-prohn ]

adjective

1. tending to have more accidents or mishaps than the average person.

accident-prone

adjective

1. more liable than most people to be involved in accidents

Word History and Origins

Origin of accident-prone¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

As the report puts it, the whole rescue program could be “accident prone.”

From The Daily Beast

Maybe one person who was not accident prone could make the difference.

From Project Gutenberg

It took my most delicate judgment to avoid fatal injury but I managed to document the world's first known accident prone inducer.

From Project Gutenberg

Wims is an individual who can make an accident prone of anyone who threatens his well being and survival.

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Well, Mr. Spencer had me worried because I didn't know if the mushrooms qualified him as accident prone.

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