Hazardously

Hazardously
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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