dummy-proof

adjective

Incapable of being misused even by the stupidest or most careless of users.

“I dummy-proofed the operations.”

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Meanings

adjectivedummy-proof (comparative more dummy-proof, superlative most dummy-proof)

comparative more dummy-proof · superlative most dummy-proof · alternative dummyproof

  1. humorousinformalIncapable of being misused even by the stupidest or most careless of users.
verbdummy-proof (third-person singular simple present dummy-proofs, present participle dummy-proofing, simple past and past participle dummy-proofed)

present singular third person dummy-proofs · participle present dummy-proofing · participle past dummy-proofed · past dummy-proofed · alternative dummyproof

  1. transitiveTo render something dummy-proof.

    I dummy-proofed the operations.

Origin

From dummy + -proof.

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APA

dummy-proof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dummy-proof

MLA

“dummy-proof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dummy-proof. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dummy-proof,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dummy-proof.

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