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dangerous definition
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Grep of noun dangerous dangerous undertaking dangerousness Overview of adj dangerous The adj dangerous has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (23) dangerous, unsafe -- (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions") 2. (1) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe -- (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia") Antonyms of adj dangerous 2 senses of dangerous Sense 1 dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe safe (vs. dangerous) => fail-safe => harmless, innocuous => off the hook(prenominal) => out of danger(prenominal), secure => risk-free, riskless, unhazardous => safe and sound, unhurt Sense 2 dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical, noncrucial Similarity of adj dangerous 2 senses of dangerous Sense 1 dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe => breakneck => chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy => desperate => harmful => hazardous, risky, venturesome, venturous => insidious => on the hook(prenominal) => parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go => self-destructive, suicidal => treacherous, unreliable Also See-> insecure#2, unsafe#1; vulnerable#1 Sense 2 dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe => critical (vs. noncritical) Attributes of adj dangerous Familiarity of adj dangerous dangerous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj dangerous dangerous Overview of adj dangerous The adj dangerous has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (23) dangerous, unsafe -- (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions") 2. (1) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe -- (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia")
dangerous definition
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