prone
adjective
2.
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
- “a child prone to mischief”
- “failure-prone”
Origin
From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).
Phrases
- prone position
- prone positioning
- prone to
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