Definitions for dangerousˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dan•ger•ousˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs(adj.)
full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous.
able or likely to cause physical injury.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of dangerous:
1175–1225; ME da(u)ngerous domineering, fraught with danger < OF dangereus threatening, difficult =dangier (see danger ) +-eus -ous
dan′ger•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
dangerous, unsafe(adj)
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
"a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening(adj)
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
"a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
dangerous(adjective)ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs
likely to cause damage or harm
a dangerous road; a dangerous situation; Skydiving is too dangerous.; dangerous to wildlife; it's dangerous for sb to do sth; dangerously close to the edge; Steve enjoys living dangerously.
Wiktionary
dangerous(Adjective)
Full of danger.
dangerous(Adjective)
Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
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dangerous(Adjective)
In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
Forby. Bartlett.
dangerous(Adjective)
Hard to suit; difficult to please.
My wages ben full strait, and eke full small; / My lord to me is hard and dangerous. uE000108496uE001 Chaucer.
dangerous(Adjective)
Reserved; not affable.
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Webster Dictionary
Dangerous(adj)
attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe
Dangerous(adj)
causing danger; ready to do harm or injury
Dangerous(adj)
in a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death
Dangerous(adj)
hard to suit; difficult to please
Dangerous(adj)
reserved; not affable
Translations for dangerous
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
dangerous(adjective)
very unsafe and likely to be the cause of danger
a dangerous road; a dangerous enemy.
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