how to pronounce hazardous

/ˈhæzɚdəs/

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An example use of hazardous in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… waste is considered hazardous and has …”

meanings of hazardous

adjective:

Of or involving chance.
Risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard.

hazardous frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word hazardous occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.