Dangerosity
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The quality of being dangerous. uncountable
"Naturally inquisitive, I ran the gauntlet of the place at the risk of my life. Remarking upon the “dangerosity” and its evident mismanagement to a stranger who proved to belong to the Forest City, he exclaimed. “Dangerous, well I should smile, and this is the great Union Depot of St. Louis.[…]”"
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More examples"Naturally inquisitive, I ran the gauntlet of the place at the risk of my life. Remarking upon the “dangerosity” and its evident mismanagement to a stranger who proved to belong to the Forest City, he exclaimed. “Dangerous, well I should smile, and this is the great Union Depot of St. Louis.[…]”"
Etymology
From dangerous + -osity; sometimes from French dangerosité.
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