Hazardous

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:05:05

Haz"ard*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. hasardeux.]

Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.

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.

 

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