Hazardous \Haz"ard*ous\, a. [Cf. F. hasardeux.] Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky. To enterprise so hazardous and high! --Milton. Syn: Perilous; dangerous; bold; daring; adventurous; venturesome; precarious; uncertain. -- {Haz"ard*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Haz"ard*ous*ness}, n.
hazardousness n : the state of being dangerous [syn: {perilousness}]