dangerous
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,368 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,436 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm also: unsafe a dangerous criminala dangerous bridge
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm also: grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening a dangerous operationa grave situation
dangerous in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Ford's wound was not dangerous and in a few days he was able to be around again.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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I content myself with teaching the young idea how to shoot, without indulging in such dangerous practices myself.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetful of his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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When the state of Ireland had become intolerable to herself and dangerous to this adjacent island, I would send over dragoons.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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My first thought was to fire at his head; to plant the ball between his eyes: but this is a dangerous experiment.
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1