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- 1. able or likely to cause harm or injury: "a dangerous animal" Similar Opposite
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adjective. us / ˈdeɪn·dʒər·əs, ˈdeɪndʒ·rəs / Add to word list. able or likely to cause harm or death, or unpleasant problems: dangerous chemicals / bacteria. Whooping cough is most dangerous for infants. dangerously. adverb us / ˈdeɪn·dʒə·rə·sli / dangerously high winds.
The meaning of DANGEROUS is involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss : characterized by danger. How to use dangerous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dangerous.
If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you. It's a dangerous stretch of road. ...dangerous drugs. It's dangerous to jump to early conclusions. Synonyms: perilous, threatening, risky, hazardous More Synonyms of dangerous. dangerously adverb [oft ADVERB after verb] B1. He is dangerously ill.
likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something. The situation is extremely dangerous. Fog and ice are making the roads very dangerous. potentially dangerous levels of pesticides. It's one of the most dangerous places in the world.
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective dangerous, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Use the word dangerous to describe anything that can potentially cause serious harm, like a snarling pit bull or an icy, treacherous road. The earliest meaning of the word dangerous was "difficult or arrogant."
If someone or something is dangerous, they could harm you: a dangerous chemical. It's dangerous to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. Fewer examples. a dangerous substance. a dangerous criminal. the demolition of dangerous buildings.
All you need to know about "DANGEROUS" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
dangerous - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
adjective. us / ˈdeɪn·dʒər·əs, ˈdeɪndʒ·rəs / Add to word list. able or likely to cause harm or death, or unpleasant problems: dangerous chemicals / bacteria. Whooping cough is most dangerous for infants. dangerously. adverb us / ˈdeɪn·dʒə·rə·sli / dangerously high winds.
