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smileproof

smileproof adjective: unable to be charmed by a smile.

Adjective

smileproof (comparative more smileproof, superlative most smileproof)

  1. (informal, rare) Unable to be charmed by a smile.
    • Another smile. If ever they got around to inventing the smileproof vest, a smile like that would present a very substantial challenge.2012, Tom Holt, You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps
    • The Personage, his face schooled to stoniness, never under any circumstances responded to the smile—these were superior and smileproof beings.2016, Gladys Malvern, Curtain Going Up!: The Story of Katharine Cornell

Forms of smileproof

comparativemore smileproof
superlativemost smileproof

Origin of smileproof

From smile + -proof.

Questions about smileproof

What does smileproof mean?
Smileproof means unable to be charmed by a smile.
What part of speech is smileproof?
Smileproof is an adjective.

Words near smileproof in the dictionary

  1. smilefuls
  2. smileless
  3. smilelessly
  4. smilelessness
  5. smilelike
  6. smileproof
  7. smiler
  8. smilers
  9. smiles
  10. smiles a thousand smiles
  11. smiles and giggly

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