womanproof en · ADJ
Etymology
From woman + -proof.
Meanings
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(humorous) Resistant to women or their romantic appeal.
But Father Coldstream, the climate notwithstanding, was absolutely womanproof. The College at Loyola had taught him, not to fear them exactly, but to observe them with detachment as one studies the works of a machine.
1938, Julian Duguid, Father Coldstream, page 148:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more womanproof | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most womanproof | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |