accident-prone
Always getting hurt
Someone who is accident-prone has a tendency to suffer mishaps, injuries, or misfortunes more frequently than seems normal.
The term suggests either clumsiness, bad luck, or perhaps an unconscious inclination toward risky behavior.
He's so accident-prone that we stopped letting him help in the kitchen.
It can be used affectionately or critically, depending on context.
Afflicted with misfortune
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
- hexedPlaced under curse
star-crossed · snakebitten · doomed · hapless · luckless · misfortune · ill-starred
Clumsy dropper of things
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
bungle · uncoordinated · slip · spill · tumble · misstep · mishandle · lumbering
Likely to cause harm
- precariousDangerously insecure
- riskyInvolving possible harm
- perilousFraught with danger
- vulnerableOpen to attack
jinxed
Afflicted with misfortune
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- unfortunateDeserving of pity
hexed · star-crossed · snakebitten · doomed · hapless · luckless · misfortune · ill-starred
butterfingers
Clumsy dropper of things
blunder · bungle · uncoordinated · slip · spill · tumble · misstep · mishandle · lumbering · ungainly
unsafe
Likely to cause harm
- precariousDangerously insecure
- riskyInvolving possible harm
- perilousFraught with danger
vulnerable · exposed · liability · caution
fracture
Split in hard material
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
burn · wound · scrape · cut · strain · dislocation · break · swelling · bump · bandage
accident-pronegraceful
Elegant in movement
coordinated · agile · nimble · sure-footed · lithe
accident, prone, accidental, accidentally, accidents, proneness, nonaccidental