Hazardous

Hazardous
Hazardous Haz"ard*ous (-[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. hasardeux.] Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky. [1913 Webster]

To enterprise so hazardous and high! --Milton.

Syn: Perilous; dangerous; bold; daring; adventurous; venturesome; precarious; uncertain. -- {Haz"ard*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Haz"ard*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • hazardous — haz·ard·ous adj: creating a hazard: involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) a hazardous occupation a hazardous substance haz·ard·ous·ly adv haz·ard·ous·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • hazardous — UK US /ˈhæzədəs/ adjective ► dangerous and involving risk, especially to someone s health: »hazardous industries/materials/substances …   Financial and business terms

  • hazardous — (adj.) 1580s, venturesome; 1610s, perilous, from HAZARD (Cf. hazard) (n.) + OUS (Cf. ous) or from M.Fr. hasardeux (16c.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hazardous — precarious, risky, *dangerous, perilous Analogous words: venturesome, *adventurous: chancy, chance, haphazard, happy go lucky, *random Contrasted words: secure, *safe …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • hazardous — [adj] dangerous, unpredictable chancy, dicey*, difficult, hairy*, haphazard, hot*, insecure, parlous, perilous, precarious, risky, touchy, uncertain, unhealthy, unsafe, unsound, venturesome, wicked; concept 548 Ant. certain, guarded, predictable …   New thesaurus

  • hazardous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ risky; dangerous. DERIVATIVES hazardously adverb hazardousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • hazardous — [haz′ər dəs] adj. 1. of or involving chance 2. risky; dangerous; perilous hazardously adv …   English World dictionary

  • hazardous — Exposed to or involving danger; perilous; risky; involving risk of loss. Caminetti v. Guaranty Union Life Ins. Co., 52 Cal.App.2d 330, 126 P.2d 159, 162, 163. The terms hazardous , extra hazardous , specially hazardous , and not hazardous are… …   Black's law dictionary

  • hazardous — Exposed to or involving danger; perilous; risky; involving risk of loss. Caminetti v. Guaranty Union Life Ins. Co., 52 Cal.App.2d 330, 126 P.2d 159, 162, 163. The terms hazardous , extra hazardous , specially hazardous , and not hazardous are… …   Black's law dictionary

  • hazardous — adj. 1) hazardous to (hazardous to one s health) 2) hazardous to + inf. (it is hazardous to work at that height = it is hazardous working at that height) * * * [ hæzədəs] hazardous to + inf. (it is hazardous to work at that height = it is… …   Combinatory dictionary

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