Dictionary entry

Hazardous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Haz″ard‐ous (–ŭs), 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.