adjective
Other Word Forms
- dangerously adverb
- dangerousness noun
- nondangerous adjective
- nondangerously adverb
- nondangerousness noun
- quasi-dangerous adjective
- quasi-dangerously adverb
- semidangerous adjective
- semidangerously adverb
- semidangerousness noun
- undangerous adjective
- undangerously adverb
Etymology
Origin of dangerous
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English da(u)ngerous “domineering, fraught with danger,” from Old French dangereus “threatening, difficult,” equivalent to dangier ( danger ) + -eus -ous
Example Sentences
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The loans “become dangerous … when they are used to preserve a lifestyle instead of solve a balance-sheet problem,” said Justin Rice, a certified financial planner at Hamilton, N.J.-based Personal Wealth Strategies.
From MarketWatch
Tesla’s robotaxis rolled out in Austin, Texas, last summer, where witnesses said the vehicles glitched and made dangerous driving decisions.
From Los Angeles Times
“All we need are some horror stories” about misdiagnoses or dangerous advice, “and that whole area is tarred.”
From Los Angeles Times
Horta alleged that the shelter employee who brought Maximus to her car negligently failed to control him and never told her the dog could be dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times
Chronic unemployment is pushing many young people from the region to attempt dangerous migratory routes seeking better opportunities in Europe and the Middle East.
From BBC
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