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knaveproof

knaveproof adjective: for a system or body: protected, or designed to be proof against misuse or error; fail-safe.

Adjective

knaveproof (comparative more knaveproof, superlative most knaveproof)

  1. For a system or body: protected, or designed to be proof against misuse or error; fail-safe.
  2. For an idea or plan: infallible, or bulletproof.

Forms of knaveproof

comparativemore knaveproof
superlativemost knaveproof

Origin of knaveproof

From knave + -proof.

Questions about knaveproof

What does knaveproof mean?
Knaveproof means for a system or body: protected, or designed to be proof against misuse or error; fail-safe.
What part of speech is knaveproof?
Knaveproof is an adjective.

Words near knaveproof in the dictionary

  1. knave bairns
  2. knave of clubs
  3. knave of diamonds
  4. knave of hearts
  5. knave of spades
  6. knaveproof
  7. knaveries
  8. knavery
  9. knaves
  10. knaves of clubs
  11. knaves of diamonds

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