accident-prone
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ac·ci·dent-prone
(ak'si-dent prōn),1. Experiencing a greater number of accidents than would be expected of the average person in similar circumstances.
2. Having personality characteristics predisposing one to accidents.
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accident-prone
adjective Referring to a person's real or percieved tendency to suffer from accidents of various typesMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ac·ci·dent-prone
(ak'si-dĕnt-prōn)Term denoting one who suffers a greater number of accidents than an average person.
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accident-prone
Unusually liable to suffer accidents. Liability to accidents is probably no more than an effect of carelessness and lack of imaginative foresight or sometimes aggression or non-conformity.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
ac·ci·dent-prone
(ak'si-dĕnt-prōn)1. Experiencing a greater number of accidents than would be expected of the average person in similar circumstances.
2. Having personality characteristics predisposing one to accidents.
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