dangersome

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdeɪndʒɚsəm/ UK /ˈdeɪndʒəsəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
fraught with danger; perilous

He spoke of the dangersome crossing in a hushed, country drawl.

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Synonyms

1 adj · fraught with danger; perilous dangerous perilous hazardous risky treacherous

Opposites

safe secure harmless

Word family

Related forms danger dangerous endanger

Etymology

A dialectal formation from English 'danger' + the adjectival suffix -some; 'danger' is from Anglo-Norman dangier, from Vulgar Latin dominiarium ('power, dominion'), from Latin dominus ('lord').

dangier Old French dominus Latin

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# dangersome

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdeɪndʒɚsəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdeɪndʒəsəm/

## Meanings
1. fraught with danger; perilous

## Examples
- He spoke of the dangersome crossing in a hushed, country drawl.

## Synonyms
- dangerous
- perilous
- hazardous
- risky
- treacherous

## Antonyms
- safe
- secure
- harmless

## Related Forms
- danger
- dangerous
- endanger

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dangier
- Root: dominus

## Etymology
A dialectal formation from English 'danger' + the adjectival suffix -some; 'danger' is from Anglo-Norman dangier, from Vulgar Latin dominiarium ('power, dominion'), from Latin dominus ('lord').

## AI Etymology
Dangersome has this etymological history: A dialectal formation from English 'danger' + the adjectival suffix -some; 'danger' is from Anglo-Norman dangier, from Vulgar Latin dominiarium ('power, dominion'), from Latin dominus ('lord'). The etymological trail includes Old French dangier and Latin dominus. As an adjective, dangersome describes what is fraught with danger; perilous. The same family is visible in related forms such as danger, dangerous, and endanger. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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