Meanings
adjectivefull-proof (not comparable)
- not comparableContaining the full amount of alcohol; not being a low-alcohol variant.
This added freedom can be confusing for consumers and store designers: Where should these products go? Next to their full-proof cousins or over by the soda pop?
2023 March 24, Laura Reiley, “Could nonalcoholic wine be the toast of the town?”, in The Washington Post
Origin
From full + proof (“measure of alcohol content”).
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APA
full-proof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-proof
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“full-proof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-proof. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full-proof,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-proof.
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