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dangerous

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dan·ger·ous  (dnjr-s)
adj.
1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
2. Being able or likely to do harm.

danger·ous·ly adv.
danger·ous·ness n.

dangerous
Adjective
likely or able to cause injury or harm
dangerously adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dangerousdangerous - 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
Translations
Spanish dangerous [ˈdeɪndʒərəs] adjpeligroso
French dangerous [ˈdeɪndʒrəs] danger adjdangereux/euse
German dangerous [ˈdeɪndʒrəs] danger adjgefährlich
Italian dangerous [ˈdeɪndʒrəs] adjpericoloso/a

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Whisky was dangerous like other dangerous things in the natural world.
There is abundant reason, nevertheless, to suppose that immaterial as these objections were, they would have been adhered to with a very dangerous inflexibility, in some States, had not a zeal for their opinions and supposed interests been stifled by the more powerful sentiment of selfpreservation.
There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:
 
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