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View definitions for prone

prone

adjective as in lying down

adjective as in liable, likely

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And as we know those guys are not prone to compliment anyone, especially someone brand new.”

For “Abracadabra,” she wore a bright red bodysuit with a flappy skull attachment and ended up atop a stack of prone bodies.

Dogs that are constantly hungry and prone to being overweight share a common bit of biology with some obesity-prone humans.

From BBC

Those traits, paired with her knack for snooping, made Harriet just like I was as a child: too curious for my own good, and prone to making mistakes because of it.

From Salon

He is especially prone to lung infections due to developing pleurisy - an inflammation around the lungs - as an adult and having part of one of his lungs removed at age 21.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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