English Online Dictionary. What means hazardous? What does hazardous mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle French hasardeux.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhæ.zɚ.dɪs/, /-dəs/
Adjective
hazardous (comparative more hazardous, superlative most hazardous)
- Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
- Of or involving chance.
Antonyms
- non-hazardous, nonhazardous
Derived terms
- hazardously
- hazardous material, hazmat
- potentially hazardous object
- ultrahazardous
Translations
Trivia
One of four common words ending in -dous, which are hazardous, horrendous, stupendous, and tremendous.