dangerous
dangerous is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury. If they incline to think you dangerous To less than gods. Milton.
- 2.In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death. [Colloq.] Forby. Bartlett.
- 3.Hard to suit; difficult to please. [Obs.] My wages ben full strait, and eke full small; My lord to me is hard and dangerous. Chaucer.
- 4.Reserved; not affable. [Obs.] "Of his speech dangerous." Chaucer. -- Dan"ger*ous*ly, adv. -- Dan"ger*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is dangerous.
- What is causing danger; ready to do harm or injury. If they incline to think you dangerous To less than gods. Milton called?
- What is in a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death. [Colloq.] Forby. Bartlett called?
- What is hard to suit; difficult to please. [Obs.] My wages ben full strait, and eke full small; My lord to me is hard and dangerous. Chaucer called?
- What is reserved; not affable. [Obs.] "Of his speech dangerous." Chaucer. -- Dan"ger*ous*ly, adv. -- Dan"ger*ous*ness, n called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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