Meanings
- informalnonstandardsuperlativesuperlative form of dangerous: most dangerous
There is a surfiet of wisdom, which is the dangerousest surfeit of all other; […]
1908, Henry Smith, “A looking-glass for Christians”, in John Brown, editor, The Sermons of Henry Smith, Cambridge University Press, page 1272 more examples
And it is one of the dangerousest pointe in commaund to commaund without mony, and to have litle mony to content them, for there is nothing that will make a man more hated or slandred than that; for to punish and not to paye is ever receaved in an armie for tirannie.
1625 February 27, John Glanville, edited by Alexander B. Grosart, The Voyage to Cadiz in 1625, Camden Society, published 1883, page xivHe must be well looked to, for it fears me he will prove the dangerousest man in the State.
1891 March, “"Incendiares" and "Plotters."”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume CCLXX, number 1923, page 269
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