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hazardous

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈhæ.zɚ.dɪs/
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Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Dangerous or risky; likely to cause harm.

    The factory must store its hazardous chemicals safely.

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Synonyms
1 adj · dangerous or risky; likely... dangerousrisky
Opposites
non-hazardousnonhazardous
Word family
Derived forms biohazardousextrahazardousgeohazardoushazardouslyhazardousnesshazmatultrahazardousunhazardous

Etymology

From Middle French hasardeux, equivalent to hazard + -ous.

hasardeux Middle French
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