Meanings
comparative more hazardous · superlative most hazardous
- Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
But out of sight is out of mind. And that[…]means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair. If that repair does not come in time, the result is noxious and potentially hazardous.
2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891Synonyms: high-wire
- rareOf or involving chance.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRisky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchhasardeux
- Englishhazardous
From Middle French hasardeux, equivalent to hazard + -ous.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian рискован, опасен
- рискован (riskovan)risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
- опасен (opasen)risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Catalan atzarós
- atzarósrisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Finnish vaarallinen, riskipitoinen
- vaarallinenrisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
- riskipitoinenrisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
- uskaliasof or involving chance
- sattumanvarainenof or involving chance
French hasardeux
- hasardeuxrisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
German gefährlich, Gefahr-
- gefährlichrisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
- Gefahr-risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
- Gefahren-risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Italian pericoloso, azzardato
- pericolosorisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
- azzardatorisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Latin perīculōsus
- perīculōsusrisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Māori whakawhara
- whakawhararisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Norwegian Bokmål farefull
- farefullrisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Norwegian Nynorsk farefull
- farefullrisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Spanish brígido, fortunal
- brígidorisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
- fortunalrisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
- azarosorisky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
- azarosoof or involving chance
- fortunosoof or involving chance
Cite this entry
hazardous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazardous
“hazardous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazardous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hazardous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazardous.
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