ultrahazardous

adjective

Definition of ultrahazardousnext
as in hazardous

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  1. hazardous
  2. harmful
  3. detrimental
  4. dangerous
  5. pernicious
  6. injurious
  7. adverse
  8. deleterious
Adjective
  • The concern is not that the Ukrainian military would do something hazardous with loose nukes.
    William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Commuting can be hazardous, contributing to car accidents.
    Steve Osler, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of hazardous
Adjective
  • Working out prior to menopause will reduce the risk of osteoporosis in your later years. And avoid harmful habits – smoking and heavy alcohol consumption can weaken bone density and increase the risk of fractures.
    Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Albanese cited the risks to the physical and mental health of children from excessive social media use, in particular the risks to girls from harmful depictions of body image and misogynist content aimed at boys.
    Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of harmful
Adjective
  • Most vapes contain nicotine, which comes from tobacco and can be detrimental to the parts of a young person's brain that oversee learning, attention, impulse control and mood.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Experts say the time changes are detrimental to health and safety, but agree that the answer isn't permanent DST.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of detrimental
Adjective
  • For observers to project their own values and interests onto Hamas and its supporters is to fall into a dangerous trap.
    John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Williams was wearing a monitor manufactured by Honeywell Safety Products that should have warned him that he had been exposed to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals.
    Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of dangerous
Adjective
  • Academic opportunists the past week showed once more how pernicious, naïve misinformation can catch fire and consume the truth, especially when dressed with the veneer of academic credibility.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Most of us can agree the world is in a perilous state, with natural disasters multiplying, pernicious new viruses continually emerging, the planet steadily overheating, and wars raging in constant rotation.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
Definition of pernicious
Adjective
  • Under the countervailing duty law, similar relief is granted when imports are found to be injurious and specifically subsidized by foreign governments.
    Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Synergy Marine Group has been involved in multiple deadly and injurious accidents over the past five years.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of injurious
Adjective
  • Is Taurine Safe? Supplemental taurine is considered very safe and isn't associated with adverse side effects, even when taken in high doses for long periods.
    Jillian Kubala, RD, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The night cream caused no adverse side effects for Vogue’s senior editor Chloe Schama.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of adverse
Adjective
  • And if most analysts are right, the deleterious political and economic effect of Trump-style tariffs might eclipse other tax issues for the next four years.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Accusations of deleterious effects on human health have been investigated and found to be unproven.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of deleterious
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