adjective
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involving great risk
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depending on chance
Other Word Forms
- hazardously adverb
- hazardousness noun
- nonhazardous adjective
- nonhazardously adverb
- nonhazardousness noun
- ultrahazardous adjective
- unhazardous adjective
- unhazardously adverb
Etymology
Origin of hazardous
Example Sentences
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FBI agents and hazardous materials teams descended on a gated residential community in Irvine on Wednesday night, performing a raid on a single-family home and carefully removing chemicals found inside.
From Los Angeles Times
Around 880 tonnes of hazardous material remain inside the power station, the site of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents after a tsunami was triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake.
From Barron's
The hazardous and snowy conditions also led to serious flight disruptions on Monday and Tuesday.
From BBC
"I am asking all New Yorkers to stay inside and stay off the roads for your safety," he said, adding that the city's Monday morning commute "will be extremely hazardous."
From Barron's
The extraction of the victims stalled on Thursday due to hazardous weather conditions, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, which is leading the search, said on Thursday.
From BBC
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