dan·ger·ous (d n j r-s)adj. 1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous. 2. Being able or likely to do harm. dan ger·ous·ly adv.dan ger·ous·ness n. |
dangerous
Adjective
likely or able to cause injury or harm
dangerously adv
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| Adj. | 1. |  dangerous - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"unsafe, insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge" safe - free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet" |
| 2. | dangerous - 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" critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage" |
dangerous
adjective perilous, threatening, risky, hazardous, exposed, alarming, vulnerable, nasty, ugly, menacing, insecure, hairy (slang) unsafe, precarious, treacherous, breakneck, parlous (archaic) fraught with danger, chancy (informal) unchancy Scot. << OPPOSITE safe
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