Dangerous: alternatives and connections

A fall that breaks the neck.

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A fall that breaks the neck.

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Hazardous.

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Hazardous.

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Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.

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Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.

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Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.

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Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.

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Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.

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Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.

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Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe.

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Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe.

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Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing.

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Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing.

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Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.

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Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.

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Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.

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Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.

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Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges.

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Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges.

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Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.

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Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.

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Destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself; rucidal.

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Destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself; rucidal.

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Partaking of, or of the nature of, the crime or suicide.

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Partaking of, or of the nature of, the crime or suicide.

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Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betrayi…

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Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betrayi…

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Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed o…

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Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed o…

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Authority; jurisdiction; control.

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Authority; jurisdiction; control.

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Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.

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Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.

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Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as, a vulnerable body.

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Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as, a vulnerable body.

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To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

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Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.

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Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.

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Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from sto…

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Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from sto…

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