dangerous

adjective
dan·ger·ous
/ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/

Full of danger.

Example

“Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous.”

Other meanings

Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.

Synonyms

unsafe

Related words

dangerosity
dangerousness
nondangerous
semidangerous
undangerous
dangerous goods
armed and dangerous
Dangerous Corner

Example sentences

“Cats are not as dangerous as tigers.”
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“The pollution reached dangerous levels in the city.”
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“It's a dangerous game you're playing.”
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Word history

From Old French "dangereus" (threatening, difficult).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “dangerous” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.