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summerproof en · ADJ

Etymology

From summer + -proof.

Meanings

  1. Resistant to the hot, dry weather conditions of summer.
    • Too much fun in the sun (and salt water and chlorinated pools) can wreak havoc with even the healthiest hair, leaving it dry and dull. Here are eight steps to summerproof hair: […] 1992, Kathleen Walas, Real Beauty Real Women, page 134:

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most summerproof Degree=Sup lexicographic
more summerproof Degree=Cmp lexicographic

summerproof en · VERB

Etymology

From summer + -proof.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to the hot, dry weather conditions of summer.

Forms

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summerproofs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
summerproofing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
summerproofed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
summerproofed Tense=Past lexicographic