dependency-prone

[ dih-pen-duhn-see-prohn ]

/ dɪˈpɛn dən siˌproʊn /

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adjective

tending to become psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug.

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Origin of dependency-prone

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby dependency-prone

dependability, dependable, dependant, dependence, dependency, dependency-prone, dependent, dependent clause, dependent variable, depeople, De Pere

How to use dependency-prone in a sentence

He was funny and self-effacing, though prone to fits of anger.
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That gave a huge advantage to the sunny Republican prone to hugging supporters.
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Did her handlers fear what for the gaffe-prone Republican might say?
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Some kids are prone to letting their minds wander and daydreaming.
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It is now a so called Crown Dependency, meaning it falls under the sovereignty of the British Crown, but is not part of the U.K.
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Last night I saw Jean Baptiste lying prone upon the floor, and knew that she had beaten him down to it, and he had not resisted.
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He was flung down heavily, and pinned prone in a corner by one of those bullies who knelt on his spine.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
They are extremely prone to change, and in presence of animal matters readily ferment, and are converted into salts of ammonia.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
And here I was, prone and helpless, being powwowed not for one ailment, but for all the diseases known in Happy Valley.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Man is innately more prone to good than to evil; and the path of his destiny is upward.
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