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Extreme dangerousness
Answer for the clue "Extreme dangerousness ", 14 letters:
precariousness
Word definitions for precariousness in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. extreme dangerousness
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A state of being uncertain or unstable.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Precarious \Pre*ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another, fr. precari to pray, beg. See Pray .] Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost ...
Usage examples of precariousness.
The slender spires, the thousands of brightly lit windows and doorways, the leering totems, and the press and jostle of street life - all lent a feeling of precariousness, as if at any moment she might be swept unconsenting into nightmare.
Had I known the precariousness of my ascent, with a corpse as entrammeling cargo, I would have thrown myself upon the nearest rock face and clung to it like an apperceptive lichen.