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  • adjective Resistant to failure; that cannot go wrong.

Etymologies

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fail +‎ -proof

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Examples

  • I wanted to yell, hello, everything's been failproof before, no problems, but was too embarrassed to address it with the doctors.

    Non-human Elizabeth McClung 2008

  • So, investing in women is a failproof way of creating solid, tangible change and building sustainable peace.

    You Can Change The World 2008

  • Thanks to Bert, I learned two failproof ways to get along with difficult people: pray for them, and show kindness to them.

    Cultivating "The Heart of a Saint" (Bert Ghezzi, Word Among Us) Heidi Hess Saxton 2007

  • Thanks to Bert, I learned two failproof ways to get along with difficult people: pray for them, and show kindness to them.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Heidi Hess Saxton 2007

  • If you want a simple, failproof pie, make this one.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Randi 2006

  • If you want a simple, failproof pie, make this one.

    Oat and Honey Granola pie....... Randi 2006

  • The scenario would add a form of “pregnancy control” in tandem with “failproof contraceptives”.

    Frances Kissling on the fetus’ value 2004

  • Rebecca answers a viewer's question and gives her failproof roast chicken recipe.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Author: spaceflightnow Rebecca answers a viewer's question and gives her failproof roast chicken recipe.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Canned beverage, instant take away, and immediate payback are all a feature of the new life style for years, however instant messaging, failproof connectivity via cell phones, caller ID, and the Internet have granted it all too tempting to act according to desire then bemoan once the craze is over.

    ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2010

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