dangerous

[ deyn-jer-uhs, deynj-ruhs ]

/ ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs /

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adjective

full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.

able or likely to cause physical injury: a dangerous criminal.

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Origin of dangerous

1175–1225; Middle English da(u)ngerous domineering, fraught with danger <Old French dangereus threatening, difficult, equivalent to dangier (see danger) + -eus-ous

OTHER WORDS FROM dangerous

dan·ger·ous·ly, adverbdan·ger·ous·ness, nounnon·dan·ger·ous, adjectivenon·dan·ger·ous·ly, adverb

non·dan·ger·ous·ness, nounqua·si-dan·ger·ous, adjectivequa·si-dan·ger·ous·ly, adverbsem·i·dan·ger·ous, adjectivesem·i·dan·ger·ous·ly, adverbsem·i·dan·ger·ous·ness, nounun·dan·ger·ous, adjectiveun·dan·ger·ous·ly, adverb

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How to use dangerous in a sentence

Surround that pairing with even more shooting — in the form of Booker, Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson — and he’ll become more dangerous still.
Chris Paul Helped Blake Griffin Shine. Can He Do The Same For Deandre Ayton?|Jared Dubin|November 18, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
However, we frequently saw potentially dangerous inflammation in that muscle.
Teen athletes with even mild COVID-19 can develop heart problems|Partho Sengupta|November 18, 2020|Science News For Students
Getting on a plane might not even be the most dangerous part about travel — it could be the new exposure potential when you get to your destination.
How risky is air travel in the pandemic? Here’s what the science says.|Brian Resnick|November 12, 2020|Vox
This is a more dangerous moment than we faced in the spring, so there is no question that we must take action.
Maryland counties add coronavirus restrictions as infections rise across the Washington region|Rachel Chason, Erin Cox|November 12, 2020|Washington Post

Mohamed Salah continues to deliver the goods — he’s the league’s joint top scorer8 — while Jota and Sadio Mané look dangerous every time they touch the ball.
Liverpool And Manchester City Look Ordinary. Are They?|Terrence Doyle|November 12, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
I was often compelled, by the dangerousness of the way, to deviate considerably from the direction I wished to pursue.
Caleb Williams|William Godwin
The dangerousness of their characters first began to reveal itself after they had become dangerous by their present position.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
The injuries seemed to be all internal; but of their seriousness or dangerousness the physician could not yet judge.
For Woman's Love|Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
All sorts of stories are told about the dangerousness of breathing frosty air directly into the lungs.
Preventable Diseases|Woods Hutchinson
It was not his intelligence which he thought we underrated, but his dangerousness.
Prester John|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for dangerous

dangerous

/ (ˈdeɪndʒərəs) /

adjective

causing danger; perilous

Derived forms of dangerous

dangerously, adverbdangerousness, noun

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