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shatterproof

adj

Etymology

From shatter + -proof.

  1. derived from *skat-✻ — “to smash, scatter”
  2. inherited from scaterian
  3. inherited from schateren — “to scatter, dash”
  4. suffixed as shatterproof — “shatter + proof”

Definitions

  1. Resistant to shattering

    Resistant to shattering; difficult to break.

    • a shatterproof plastic ruler

  2. To make resistant to shattering.

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