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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It has been a dangerous holiday season for avalanches in the high Sierra.
From Los Angeles Times
Later in the record, a growling bass clarinet on “I Need You” makes the jazzy beat sound dangerous, like slow exhalations from a sleeping dragon.
However, the American Academy of Pediatrics criticised the recommendation, describing it as "dangerous and unnecessary."
From BBC
How efficiently viruses move between cells plays a major role in how dangerous an infection becomes.
From Science Daily
Hyundai said the robots will help ease physical strain on human workers, handle potentially dangerous tasks and pave the way for wider use of the technology.
From BBC
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