Dangersome

//ˈdeɪndʒəɹsəm// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous.

    "All that was familiar and trustworthy was back there, where the sun was sinking. To the east lay the unimaginable, the dangerous, and the wearisome; and a feeling of timidity came over his bold heart: this water world was dangersome."

Example

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"All that was familiar and trustworthy was back there, where the sun was sinking. To the east lay the unimaginable, the dangerous, and the wearisome; and a feeling of timidity came over his bold heart: this water world was dangersome."

Etymology

From danger + -some.

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