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

Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, says that its vehicles are making cities safer, with its cars less accident-prone than those operated by humans.

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Numerous studies suggest automated vehicles are less accident-prone than human drivers, based on US data.

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But numerous studies suggest that automated vehicles are less accident-prone than human drivers, based on US data.

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He says seven key states were asked to identify their most accident-prone stretches.

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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".

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