Accident-prone

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Susceptible to accidents or mishaps.

    "It was an epic night, filled with so many different storylines, and unfortunately for Liverpool’s accident-prone goalkeeper, Loris Karius, he will have to live with the fact that his part will be remembered for just as long as, or possibly longer than, Gareth Bale’s spectacular bicycle kick or the tears from Mohamed Salah."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having more than the average number of accidents wordnet

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breakneckcarelessdesperatefuriousharum scarumhasty

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"Tom is quite accident-prone and had his third accident in as many months just the other day."

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