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adjective
Date: 1902
so simple, plain, or reliable as to leave no opportunity for error, misuse, or failure <a foolproof plan>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
foolproof
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Foolproof — Données clés Titre québécois À toute épreuve Titre original Foolproof Réalisation William Phillips Scénario William Phillips Acteurs principaux Ryan Reynolds Kristin Booth … Wikipédia en Français
foolproof — index indubious, infallible, safe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
foolproof — (adj.) also fool proof, 1902, American English, safe against the incompetence of a fool, from FOOL (Cf. fool) (n.) + PROOF (Cf. proof) … Etymology dictionary
foolproof — [adj] infallible certain, dependable, fail safe, faultless, flawless, goofproof, guaranteed, idiot proof*, never failing, perfect, reliable, safe, sure, sure fire, tested, tried, unassailable, unerring, unfailing; concepts 535,582 … New thesaurus
foolproof — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ incapable of going wrong or being misused … English terms dictionary
foolproof — ☆ foolproof [fo͞ol′pro͞of΄ ] adj. so simple, well designed, or sturdily made as not to be mishandled, damaged, misunderstood, etc. even by a fool … English World dictionary
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foolproof — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ make sth ▪ We re trying to work out a way to make the system foolproof. ADVERB ▪ absolutely … Collocations dictionary
foolproof — [[t]fu͟ːlpruːf[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something such as a plan or a machine that is foolproof is so well designed, easy to understand, or easy to use that it cannot go wrong or be used wrongly. The system is not 100 per cent foolproof... I spent the day … English dictionary
foolproof — fool|proof [ˈfu:lpru:f] adj a foolproof method, plan, system etc is certain to be successful = ↑infallible ▪ a foolproof way of preventing credit card fraud … Dictionary of contemporary English
