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hazardous — haz·ard·ous adj: creating a hazard: involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) a hazardous occupation a hazardous substance haz·ard·ous·ly adv haz·ard·ous·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Hazardous — Haz ard*ous ( [u^]s), a. [Cf. F. hasardeux.] Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky. [1913 Webster] To enterprise so hazardous and high! Milton. Syn: Perilous; dangerous; bold; daring; adventurous; venturesome; precarious; uncertain. {Haz… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hazardous — UK US /ˈhæzədəs/ adjective ► dangerous and involving risk, especially to someone s health: »hazardous industries/materials/substances … Financial and business terms
hazardous — precarious, risky, *dangerous, perilous Analogous words: venturesome, *adventurous: chancy, chance, haphazard, happy go lucky, *random Contrasted words: secure, *safe … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hazardous — [adj] dangerous, unpredictable chancy, dicey*, difficult, hairy*, haphazard, hot*, insecure, parlous, perilous, precarious, risky, touchy, uncertain, unhealthy, unsafe, unsound, venturesome, wicked; concept 548 Ant. certain, guarded, predictable … New thesaurus
hazardous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ risky; dangerous. DERIVATIVES hazardously adverb hazardousness noun … English terms dictionary
hazardous — [haz′ər dəs] adj. 1. of or involving chance 2. risky; dangerous; perilous hazardously adv … English World dictionary
hazardous — Exposed to or involving danger; perilous; risky; involving risk of loss. Caminetti v. Guaranty Union Life Ins. Co., 52 Cal.App.2d 330, 126 P.2d 159, 162, 163. The terms hazardous , extra hazardous , specially hazardous , and not hazardous are… … Black's law dictionary
hazardous — Exposed to or involving danger; perilous; risky; involving risk of loss. Caminetti v. Guaranty Union Life Ins. Co., 52 Cal.App.2d 330, 126 P.2d 159, 162, 163. The terms hazardous , extra hazardous , specially hazardous , and not hazardous are… … Black's law dictionary
hazardous — adj. 1) hazardous to (hazardous to one s health) 2) hazardous to + inf. (it is hazardous to work at that height = it is hazardous working at that height) * * * [ hæzədəs] hazardous to + inf. (it is hazardous to work at that height = it is… … Combinatory dictionary
