hazardous
- full of risk; perilous; risky: a hazardous journey.
- dependent on chance.
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Contemporary Examples of hazardous
Refinery management had normalized the occurrences of hazardous conditions.
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It's not fun to conduct a hazardous snatch of an insurgent leader, only to find you grabbed the wrong guy.
And not knowing what could be in your genetic future is hazardous to your health.
23andMe and Me: Why Policymakers Should Set the Genetic Testing Company FreeCharles C. Johnson
February 4, 2014
“There are still cars filled with gasoline,” said Sûreté du Québec Sgt. Michel Brunet about the hazardous scene.
Historical Examples of hazardous
Of all the hazardous ventures in which the detective had been engaged, this was certainly not the least hazardous.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
This is a strange and hazardous situation in which we are placed.
Homeward BoundJames Fenimore Cooper
Wherever he had elected to crouch and tremble, it was too hazardous to go near him.
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad
The condition of his heart was hazardous and she had been told that any excitement might be fatal.
The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus
The descent was as anxious and hazardous as the ascent had been laborious.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog SledHudson Stuck
hazardous
- involving great risk
- depending on chance