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hazardous
What does hazardous mean?
hazardous (adjective): involving risk or danger.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use hazardous in a sentence?
- Skydiving is a hazardous sport. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce hazardous?
/ˈhæzɚdəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hazardous come from?
From Middle French hasardeux, equivalent to hazard + -ous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of hazardous?
Words related to hazardous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hazardous” mean?
intended to deter attack
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capable of being changed
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involving risk or danger
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having a specified value
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small
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risky
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large
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white
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