DANGEROUS


Meaning of DANGEROUS in English

— dangerously , adv. — dangerousness , n.

/dayn"jeuhr euhs, daynj"reuhs/ , adj.

1. full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.

2. able or likely to cause physical injury: a dangerous criminal.

[ 1175-1225; ME da ( u ) ngerous domineering, fraught with danger dangereus threatening, difficult, equiv. to dangier (see DANGER) + -eus -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .