Definitions
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- verb transitive To undo the proofing of; expose to the possibility of failure.
- noun
Absence or lack ofproof orevidence ;prooflessness . - noun That which is not
proven .
Etymologies
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From un- + proof (“resiliency, firmness”).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From un- (“absence or lack of”) + proof.
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Examples
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Unproof croissant was never my concern until yesterday when one of my classmates was almost brought to tears by her croissants that remained stubbornly unproof.
Archive 2009-04-01 Mandy 2009
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Unproof croissant was never my concern until yesterday when one of my classmates was almost brought to tears by her croissants that remained stubbornly unproof.
Rant of a pastry student in distress. Mandy 2009
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