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hazardous

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haz·ard·ous  (hzr-ds)
adj.
1. Marked by danger; perilous.
2. Depending on chance; risky.
hazard·ous·ly adv.
hazard·ous·ness n.
hazardous
Adjective
involving great risk
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Adj.1.hazardoushazardous - involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
risky, wild
dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
hazardous
adjective dangerous, risky, difficult, uncertain, unpredictable, insecure, hairy (slang) unsafe, precarious, perilous, parlous (archaic), (humorous) dicey (informal), chiefly Brit. fraught with danger, chancy (informal) << OPPOSITE safe
Translations
Spanish hazardous [ˈhæzədəs] adj (= dangerous) → peligroso (= risky); arriesgado
French hazardous [ˈhæzədəs] hazard adj → hasardeux/euse, risqué(e)
German hazardous [ˈhæzədəs] hazard adj → gefährlich
Italian hazardous [ˈhæzədəs] adj → pericoloso/a, rischioso/a
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From those early impressions, the grand enterprise of the great fur companies, and the hazardous errantry of their associates in the wild parts of our vast continent, have always been themes of charmed interest to me; and I have felt anxious to get at the details of their adventurous expeditions among the savage tribes that peopled the depths of the wilderness.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
And there was only one way out of this hazardous manner of living, and that was to get out.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
As a rule, I never asked him if it were convenient for him or not to follow me in my travels; but this time the expedition in question might be prolonged, and the enterprise might be hazardous in pursuit of an animal capable of sinking a frigate as easily as a nutshell.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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