hazardous

Etymology

From Middle French hasardeux.

adj

  1. Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
    But out of sight is out of mind. And that[…]means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair. If that repair does not come in time, the result is noxious and potentially hazardous. 2014-06-14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891
  2. Of or involving chance.

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