Webster's English Dictionary

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dangerous

dan.ger.ous \'da-nj-(*-)r*s\ aj 1: exposing to or involving danger  2: able 
   or likely to inflict injury ANGEROUS applies to something that may cause 
   harm or loss unless dealt with carefully; HAZARDOUS implies great and 
   continuous risk of harm or failure and small chance of successfully 
   avoiding disaster; PRECARIOUS suggests both insecurity and uncertainty; 
   PERILOUS strongly implies the immediacy of danger; RISKY often applies to a 
   known and accepted danger - dan.ger.ous.ly av SYN syn HAZARDOUS, 
   PRECARIOUS, PERILOUS, RISKY: D