Something that is hazardous is dangerous, especially to people's health or safety.
They have no way to dispose of the hazardous waste they produce.
Passive smoking can be hazardous to health.
Synonyms: dangerous, risky, difficult, uncertain More Synonyms of hazardous
hazardous in British English
(ˈhæzədəs)
adjective
1.
involving great risk
2.
depending on chance
Derived forms
hazardously (ˈhazardously)
adverb
hazardousness (ˈhazardousness)
noun
hazardous in American English
(ˈhæzərdəs)
adjective
1.
of or involving chance
2.
risky; dangerous; perilous
Derived forms
hazardously (ˈhazardously)
adverb
Examples of 'hazardous' in a sentence
hazardous
I held the view that desert islands were potentially hazardous places.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This hazardous journey was hardly a defection.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Initial claims by the company that the waste was not hazardous provoked fury.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The first corner will be especially difficult and hazardous.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Neither was wearing suitable clothes or had the correct skills and tools for the hazardous conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Aid deliveries are expensive and the journey is hazardous.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Identify six ways to deal with hazardous wastes.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
With the following information you will be able to crack the pesticide puzzle and recognize a potentially hazardous product.
Lashford, Stephanie The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food (1988)
The crew on my destroyer were not allowed ashore after our hazardous journeys but this changed after the second front.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
An otter has astonished conservationists after completing a hazardous journey to reach a small island three miles out to sea.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There was widespread looting and life became very hazardous, especially for families.
Davey, Ray Rev. & Cole, John A Channel of Peace (1993)
Wages were generally low, and working conditions were often hazardous.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
They made the crossing in the dead of winter, under extremely hazardous conditions.
John Freely JEM SULTAN: The Adventures of a Captive Turkish Prince in Renaissance Europe (2004)
Meanwhile, the production of hazardous wastes continues at a record pace.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
Yesterday, aid agencies said that the airport could provide a new but potentially hazardous lifeline to the city under siege.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It's not one but two hazardous journeys they must take on before they get back here to try to breed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Its primary purpose is to limit the harmful effects of hazardous waste " to minimize the present and future threat to human health and the environment.
Christianity Today (2000)
Signing a face to front a brand is potentially hazardous - get the commercial marriage wrong and the product could end up in the bargain bin.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Potentially hazardous chemicals can, therefore, find their way into the soil.
Lockspeiser, Jerry & Gear, Jackie Thorsons Organic Wine Guide (1991)
It's also potentially hazardous to an actor's health.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
hazardous
British English: hazardous ADJECTIVE
Something that is hazardous is dangerous, especially to people's health or safety.
They have no way to dispose of the hazardous waste they produce.
American English: hazardous
Brazilian Portuguese: perigoso
Chinese: 有危害的
European Spanish: peligroso
French: dangereux
German: gefährlich
Italian: pericoloso
Japanese: 危ない
Korean: 위험한
European Portuguese: perigoso
Latin American Spanish: peligroso
Chinese translation of 'hazardous'
hazardous
(ˈhæzədəs)
adj
(= dangerous) 危险(險)的 (wēixiǎn de)
(adjective)
Definition
involving great risk
Below decks was hazardous in very heavy weather.
Synonyms
dangerous
a dangerous undertaking
risky
It is a very risky business.
difficult
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
unpredictable
insecure
huge allowances paid to staff working in insecure environments