dangerous - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dangerous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dangerous

[ a.]

- Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.
- Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
- In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
- Hard to suit; difficult to please.
- Reserved; not affable.

Meaning of 'dangerous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dangerous

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

Example in sentence:

a dangerous bridge;
a dangerous criminal;
unemployment reached dangerous proportions

2 . dangerous

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

Example in sentence:

a dangerous operation;
a grave illness;
a grave situation;
a life-threatening disease;
a serious turn of events;
a serious wound;
a severe case of pneumonia;
grievous bodily harm

Nearby Words:

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