dangerous

adjective

dan·ger·ous | \ ˈdān-jə-rəs

; ˈdān-jərs, -zhrəs\

Definition of dangerous

1 : involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss : characterized by danger a dangerous job

2 : able or likely to inflict injury or harm a dangerous man

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dangerous, hazardous, precarious, perilous, risky mean bringing or involving the chance of loss or injury. dangerous applies to something that may cause harm or loss unless dealt with carefully. soldiers on a dangerous mission hazardous implies great and continuous risk of harm or failure. claims that smoking is hazardous to your health precarious suggests both insecurity and uncertainty. earned a precarious living by gambling perilous strongly implies the immediacy of danger. perilous mountain roads risky often applies to a known and accepted danger. shied away from risky investments

Examples of dangerous in a Sentence

She got into a car accident while driving through a dangerous intersection. He often drives at dangerous speeds. The city can be a dangerous place to live. The storms may cause dangerous flooding. He is wanted for assault with a dangerous weapon. the most dangerous of drugs

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Keene plays Lyra, a girl caught in a battle between religious zealots and scientists in a fantastical but dangerous world. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "The 24 Most Anticipated TV Shows of Fall 2019," 9 Aug. 2019 At the facility, engineers will apply the latest advances in machine learning to meat manufacturing, with the goal of eventually eliminating jobs that can be physically demanding, highly repetitive, and at times dangerous. — BostonGlobe.com, "April strike cost Stop & Shop $345m in net sales," 9 Aug. 2019 In the Eastern Hemisphere, the next dangerous storm is already bearing down on parts of China. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "5 things to know for August 9: Immigration, White House, highway shooting, Kashmir," 9 Aug. 2019 Now Saphire and a colleague at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology have led a study that could do the same for another dangerous African viral disease: Lassa fever. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Lassoing Lassa fever, with an assist from San Diego researchers," 9 Aug. 2019 Her coverage pushed local and state officials to reconsider a dangerous alternative school merger and high school graduation requirements that were unfairly tough on minority students. — Louisville Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, "2 award-winning Insider Louisville reporters join the Courier Journal staff," 9 Aug. 2019 One test, the soap box speech, has carried potentially dangerous repercussions, thanks to the once idealistic notion of a former Des Moines Register editor. — Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, "Iowa State Fair: Where U.S. Politics and Fried Oreos Intersect," 8 Aug. 2019 For all the movie’s dangerous conflict and physical violence, and despite the dramatic reconstruction of New York period settings and styles, the movie plays like a feature-length table read. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "“The Kitchen,” Reviewed: An Engrossing Mob-Wife Drama That’s Relegated to a Table Read," 8 Aug. 2019 For example, a 1968 study showed that, compared with later borns, first borns are less likely to participate in dangerous sports because of fears of physical injury. — Corinna Hartmann, Scientific American, "Does Birth Order Affect Personality?," 8 Aug. 2019

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