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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Pet owners should know that this is an accident-prone day for your pets.
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2024
Beverly Cleary's Ramona novels inspired this endearing family film starring a 10-year-old Joey King as the irrepressible and accident-prone Ramona, and Selena Gomez as her older sister Beatrice (a.k.a.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 10 July 2024
In reality, even very good AI algorithms could potentially be more accident-prone than humans.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Among other things, the survey asked mothers whether their children were restless, hyperactive, impatient, clingy or accident-prone.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Best known for playing the selfless small-town girl Elena Gilbert (and her many doppelgängers) on The Vampire Diaries, Dobrev has admitted to being accident-prone in the past.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 May 2024
Advertisement Among other things, the survey asked mothers whether their children were restless, hyperactive, impatient, clingy or accident-prone.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
However, do take note: Be vigilant, because this is an accident-prone day for your kids.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
That hasn’t worked out so well for accident-prone autonomous cars, or for reliably racist chatbots.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2024
Beverly Cleary's Ramona novels inspired this endearing family film starring a 10-year-old Joey King as the irrepressible and accident-prone Ramona, and Selena Gomez as her older sister Beatrice (a.k.a.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 10 July 2024
In reality, even very good AI algorithms could potentially be more accident-prone than humans.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Among other things, the survey asked mothers whether their children were restless, hyperactive, impatient, clingy or accident-prone.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Best known for playing the selfless small-town girl Elena Gilbert (and her many doppelgängers) on The Vampire Diaries, Dobrev has admitted to being accident-prone in the past.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 May 2024
Advertisement Among other things, the survey asked mothers whether their children were restless, hyperactive, impatient, clingy or accident-prone.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
However, do take note: Be vigilant, because this is an accident-prone day for your kids.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
That hasn’t worked out so well for accident-prone autonomous cars, or for reliably racist chatbots.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Accident-prone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accident-prone. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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