jeopardous C2+ Topic:Safety & Risk US /ˈdʒɛpərdəs/ UK /ˈdʒepədəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj full of danger or risk; perilous The climbers undertook a jeopardous ascent up the ice-glazed face. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full of danger or risk;... perilousdangeroushazardousriskyprecariousunsafe ↔ Opposites safesecure Word family Derived forms jeopardously Related forms jeopardyjeopardize Etymology AI details From 'jeopardy' + '-ous'; 'jeopardy' from Old French 'jeu parti' ('a divided game, even chance'), from Latin 'iocus' ('game') + 'partitus' ('divided'). jeu parti Old French iocus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Safety & Risk Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # jeopardous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒɛpərdəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒepədəs/ ## Meanings 1. full of danger or risk; perilous ## Examples - The climbers undertook a jeopardous ascent up the ice-glazed face. ## Synonyms - perilous - dangerous - hazardous - risky - precarious - unsafe ## Antonyms - safe - secure ## Derived Forms - jeopardously ## Related Forms - jeopardy - jeopardize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: jeu parti - Root: iocus ## Etymology From 'jeopardy' + '-ous'; 'jeopardy' from Old French 'jeu parti' ('a divided game, even chance'), from Latin 'iocus' ('game') + 'partitus' ('divided'). ## AI Etymology Jeopardous comes from 'jeopardy' + '-ous'; 'jeopardy' from Old French 'jeu parti' ('a divided game, even chance'), from Latin 'iocus' ('game') + 'partitus' ('divided'). The etymological trail includes Old French jeu parti, Latin iocus. The same word family includes jeopardously, jeopardy, jeopardize. Its current adjective use means "full of danger or risk; perilous". ## Topics - Safety & Risk - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown