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hazardously

hazardously

6.8
In a dangerous way that can cause harm
  • adverb
  • /ˈhæzərdəsli/
translation icon : peligrosamente

Examples

  • "You don't have to do this!" I cried as I lay there, my protest ineffectual because the doors opened inward, fire-hazardously, as at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company circa 1911.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • He drove hazardously on the wet road, risking his safety and that of others.

  • The workers handled the chemicals hazardously, ignoring the safety protocols in place.

  • Children played hazardously near the edge of the cliff, unaware of the potential danger.

Synonyms

dangerously
vshazardously
97 3.2

In a way that can cause harm or injury

describes risky conduct overall rather than probability of harm
recklessly
vshazardously
30 4.6

In a way that shows no care about danger or the results

means danger or risk but does not stress a careless attitude
perilously
vshazardously
11 7.1

In a dangerous way that could cause harm

covers danger or risk generally rather than urgent life threat
unsafely
vshazardously
1 2.8

In a way that could cause harm

covers danger or risk even when safety standards are not met
riskily
vshazardously
6.4

In a dangerous way that may cause harm or loss

is more general, meaning danger without focusing on exposure to risk

Antonyms

473 1.0

In a way that does not cause harm

How Dangerous

lethally
2 6.8
recklessly
30 4.6
hazardously
6.8
carefully
978 1.0
safely
473 1.0

Surface Forms

hazardously positive

Morphology

hazardously = hazardous (transparent) = hazard + ous + ly

Formed from the adjective 'hazardous' plus the regular adverbial suffix '-ly', yielding a predictable meaning.

Etymology

Hazardously comes from hazard, which once named a dice game and meant 'chance', so it was linked to taking risks. So, to do something hazardously is to do it with 'risk' or 'danger'.