dangersome

comparative more dangersome · superlative most dangersome

1. Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous.

   “I'm just sayin' she's more dangersome than you think.” Han's head came up in surprise.

   2011, Cinda Williams Chima, The Gray Wolf Throne

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   All that was familiar and trustworthy was back there, where the sun was sinking. To the east lay the unimaginable, the dangerous, and the wearisome; and a feeling of timidity came over his bold heart: this water world was dangersome.

   2008, Hamlin Garland, Her Mountain Lover

   I'll trust you, sir; but my work is dangersome, and please God I should get killed, will you do the same for Martha and little Nan?

   2012, Hesba Stretton, Fern's Hollow

   Going after him now, with the train slowed down and everyone standing up to get off, would be a dangersome waste of time.

   2012, Lou Cameron, Stringer and the Hanging Judge

   “Fuck. Was. That?” “P-Prolly j-jus' a wolf” stuttered Zeth, before remembering the animal may be demonic, before further remembering even without possession wolves were dangersome.

   2012, Khalid Patel, Hollow Shotguns

   “Just plain vile. I felt I should have been fighting, not doing road work. I ain't no logger. And dangersome, too, that work was. I seen one man from the 16th nigh chop his foot off when he mis-swung his axe. Couple others got killed when them big pines fell on them.

   2015, Johnny Boggs, South by Southwest: A Western Story