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deathproof

deathproof adjective: resistant to dying.

Adjective

deathproof (comparative more deathproof, superlative most deathproof)

  1. Resistant to dying.
    • Controlled by computer, the plastic-skinned dummy has a heartbeat, breathes, tries to cough the air tube up out of its windpipe and even vomits. Sim is already serving students from Los Angeles County Hospital as a deathproof patient.1967, LIFE, volume 63, number 23, page 87

Forms of deathproof

comparativemore deathproof
superlativemost deathproof

Origin of deathproof

From death + -proof.

Questions about deathproof

What does deathproof mean?
Deathproof means resistant to dying.
What part of speech is deathproof?
Deathproof is an adjective.

Words near deathproof in the dictionary

  1. deathmongers
  2. deathplace
  3. deathplaces
  4. deathpool
  5. deathpools
  6. deathproof
  7. deathpunk
  8. deathrate
  9. deathrates
  10. deathray
  11. deathrays

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