jeopardous

jeop·ard·ous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jep-er-duh s]
- /ˈdʒɛp ər dəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jep-er-duh s]
- /ˈdʒɛp ər dəs/

Definitions of jeopardous word

adjective jeopardous perilous; dangerous; hazardous; risky. 1
noun jeopardous Marked by jeopardy; dangerous or perilous. 1
adjective jeopardous risky; perilous 0

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Origin of jeopardous

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English j(e)upartous, equivalent to j(e)upart(i) jeopardy + -ous -ous

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Parts of speech for Jeopardous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jeopardous

jeopardous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for jeopardous

adjective jeopardous

dangerous — If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
adventurous — Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
alarming — Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
breakneck — If you say that something happens or travels at breakneck speed, you mean that it happens or travels very fast.

All 53 Synonyms of jeopardous