Meaning of dangersome | Babel Free

Definitions

Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous.

Examples

“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.”

““I'm just sayin' she's more dangersome than you think⟳.” Han's head came up in surprise⟳.”

“I'll trust⟳ you, sir; but my work⟳ is dangersome, and please⟳ God I should get⟳ killed, will you do the same for Martha and little Nan?”

“Going after him now, with the train⟳ slowed down and everyone standing up to get⟳ off, would be a dangersome waste⟳ of time.”

““Fuck. Was. That?” “P-Prolly j-jus' a wolf” stuttered Zeth, before remembering the animal may be demonic, before further remembering even without possession wolves were dangersome.”

““Just plain vile. I felt I should have⟳ been fighting, not doing road work⟳. I ain't no logger. And dangersome, too, that work⟳ was. I seen one man from the 16th nigh chop his foot off when he mis-swung his axe. Couple others got killed when them big pines fell on them.”

““Roots. Bark. Horror. This sounds dangersome,” said Desdemona Cork as she helped herself to a pork rib. “I like⟳ it not and will have⟳ no part of it.””

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