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dangerous

Best crossword clue

"Full of possible harm"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adegnorsuStarts with DEnds with S8 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

Word origin

From Middle English dangerous (“difficult, severe, domineering, arrogant, fraught with danger”), daungerous, from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from Old French dangereus (“threatening, difficult”), from dangier. Equivalent to danger + -ous.

Used in a sentence

  • Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous.
  • Young Indians looking for work opportunities have made up a sizeable portion of undocumented migrants in the US, many after making the dangerous trek through Latin America to reach the US southern border.
  • If they incline to think you dangerous, / They have their knaviſh Arts to make you ſo.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues

01Full of possible harm9 letters
02Full of risk9 letters
03Not safe9 letters
04Not safe to approach9 letters
05Risky or unsafe9 letters
06Unsafe9 letters
07Unsafe to handle9 letters
08Likely to cause harm9 letters

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