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unprone

unprone adjective: not predisposed or liable.

Adjective

unprone (not comparable)

  1. Not predisposed or liable.
    • Aidan, a Scottish king, asked him, "if his heart was unprone to evil, that he himself could find no fault in his conduct?"1855, Duncan MacCallum, The History of the Culdees, page 95

Origin of unprone

From un- + prone.

Questions about unprone

What does unprone mean?
Unprone means not predisposed or liable.
What part of speech is unprone?
Unprone is an adjective.

Words near unprone in the dictionary

  1. unprompted
  2. unpromptedly
  3. unpromptly
  4. unpromptness
  5. unpromulgated
  6. unprone
  7. unpronged
  8. unpronouncable
  9. unpronounceability
  10. unpronounceable
  11. unpronounceables

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