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thornproof

thornproof adjective: resistant to tearing by thorns.

Adjective

thornproof (comparative more thornproof, superlative most thornproof)

  1. Resistant to tearing by thorns.
    • Waxed cotton coats, thornproof trousers and lightweight gumboots are standard kit on most shoots with the tweeds being brought out for the more formal days.1983, Joanna Household, Debrett's guide to Britain: where to go and what to see

Forms of thornproof

comparativemore thornproof
superlativemost thornproof

Origin of thornproof

From thorn + -proof.

Words formed from thornproof

Questions about thornproof

What does thornproof mean?
Thornproof means resistant to tearing by thorns.
What part of speech is thornproof?
Thornproof is an adjective.

Words near thornproof in the dictionary

  1. Thornleys
  2. Thornliebank
  3. thornlike
  4. Thornock
  5. Thornocks
  6. thornproof
  7. thornproofs
  8. Thornquist
  9. Thornquists
  10. thorns
  11. thorns in someone's side

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