Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dangerful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dan-ger-ful
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Fraught with danger; hazardous.

Obsolete

Etymology

From danger + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dangerful (comparative) most dangerful (superlative)

Questions

What does dangerful mean?
Fraught with danger; hazardous.
Where does dangerful come from?
From danger + -ful.

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