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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English da(u)ngerous domineering, fraught with danger < Old French dangereus threatening, difficult, equivalent to dangier (see danger) + -eus -ous
1175–1225; Middle English da(u)ngerous domineering, fraught with danger < Old French dangereus threatening, difficult, equivalent to dangier (see danger) + -eus -ous
Related forms
dan·ger·ous·ly, adverb
dan·ger·ous·ness, noun
non·dan·ger·ous, adjective
non·dan·ger·ous·ly, adverb
non·dan·ger·ous·ness, noun
EXPANDqua·si-dan·ger·ous, adjective
qua·si-dan·ger·ous·ly, adverb
sem·i·dan·ger·ous, adjective
sem·i·dan·ger·ous·ly, adverb
sem·i·dan·ger·ous·ness, noun
un·dan·ger·ous, adjective
un·dan·ger·ous·ly, adverb
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Dangerous
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- Something needs to be done about this dangerous intersection, he said, examining the damage.
- Weird, dangerous jewelry that is functional, but if you used it you would probably cause yourself some irreparable damage.
- However, a nonconfrontational statement is often perceived as weak by the student, and it can actually be more dangerous.
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Word Origin & History
dangerous
early 13c., "difficult, arrogant, severe" (the opposite of affable), from Anglo-Fr. dangerous, O.Fr. dangeros (Mod.Fr. dangereux), from danger (see danger). In Chaucer, it means "hard to please, reluctant to give;" sense of "full of danger, risky" is from late 15c. Other
EXPAND words used in this sense included dangersome (1560s), dangerful (1540s). Related: Dangerously (c.1540).
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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