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criticproof en · ADJ

Etymology

From critic + -proof.

Meanings

  1. Resistant to negative responses from critics.
    • The fourth Naked Brothers movie, which will be shown on Nickelodeon Friday night, is clumsy but criticproof. 2008 June 6, Susan Stewart, “One Bus, Many Plot Twists”, in New York Times:
    • No one disputes Lloyd Webber's talent for promotion. He always opens in London and wins over British audiences before heading to the vastly more expensive Broadway stage. The result is a criticproof show. 1988, U.S. news & world report: Volume 104, Issues 1-8:

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more criticproof Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most criticproof Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

audience-proof