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.

DANGEROUS definition: 1. A dangerous person, animal, thing, or activity could harm you: 2. A dangerous person, animal…. Learn more.

DANGEROUS definition: full of danger danger or risk; causing danger; danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe. See examples of dangerous used in a sentence.

Definition of dangerous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. something that may cause harm or injury.

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If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you. It's a dangerous stretch of road. ...dangerous drugs. It's dangerous to jump to early conclusions.

Use the word dangerous to describe anything that can potentially cause serious harm, like a snarling pit bull or an icy, treacherous road.

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DANGEROUS meaning: 1 : involving possible injury, harm, or death characterized by danger often + to; 2 : able or likely to cause injury, pain, harm, etc.