|damə|klēən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Damocles, 4th century B.C. courtier in the retinue of Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse + English -an — more at sword of damocles
1. : of or relating to Damocles
2. : involving imminent danger
the Damoclean threat of surpluses and swiftly descending prices — New York Times