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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Starting in January 2025, Nokia’s sensors had picked up a series of increasingly powerful cyberattacks coming from devices that hadn’t previously been considered dangerous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"It's suffocating," the 36-year-old coconut seller told AFP in Chiang Mai, a tourist destination among the areas affected by dangerous pollution levels this week.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“President Trump promised to reinvest in America’s national security infrastructure, to make sure our Nation is safe in a dangerous world,” the document reads.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
But UConn will return Sarah Strong and Blanca Quiñonez, South Carolina has Edwards back and Texas has another year of Madison Booker, and other up-and-coming squads like Michigan and USC will be dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“The sphinxes will know we landed. It’s best not to keep them waiting. An impatient sphinx is a dangerous thing.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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