Browsing page 1 of words meaning dangerous (5 words total)

adjective

• very good, excellent; "cool".

  That trick on your skateboard was gnarly!

  That party was so gnarly I knew the police would show up.

  Wow those waves the boys were hitting were gnarly!

  Yeah ha ha, gnarly, dude!

  Those shoes were so gnarly.

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Robin I. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Jan 13 1999.

• gross, disgusting.

  Check out that gnarly old homeless dude.

  That girl's hair is really gnarly.

  • See more words with the same meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy.

  Last edited on Jan 13 1999. Submitted by Robin I. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Jan 13 1999.

• painful or dangerous.

  That was a gnarly car wreck.

  That was a gnarly wipe out.

                                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from "Dan On the Run", The Good Guys (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 13 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Jul 08 2011. Submitted by Lisa from San Diego, CA, USA on Dec 31 2002.

adjective

• related to immorality or illegality.

  Their company has been involved in some shady dealings.

                                                                                                              
  
  Citation from "Dan On the Run", The Good Guys (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 13 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal.

  Last edited on Dec 12 2010. Submitted by Jose Arellano from Lubbock, TX, USA on Sep 22 1997.

• suspicious.

                                                                                                                                                                                 
  
  Citation from "5 Minute Delay Scuttles Chance at $40 Billion Air Force Deal", Wired, Noah Shachtman, Aug 7 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Aug 07 2010. Submitted by Jose Arellano from Lubbock, TX, USA on Sep 22 1997.

• unclear or purposely misleading.

  He's being shady about what went on.

  He is being very shady about why he didn't bother texting you back.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to lie.

  Last edited on Apr 13 2015. Submitted by Jose Arellano from Lubbock, TX, USA on Sep 22 1997.

• dangerous.

  That's a shady part of town.

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  Last edited on Apr 15 1998. Submitted by Karl from Boston, MA, USA on Apr 15 1998.

• untrustworthy.

  So you gone send that shady-ass fool over there with you money?

  That loser is way too shady to waste my precious time with.

  Last edited on Apr 13 2015. Submitted by M. Dollaz from Palatka, FL, USA on Sep 19 2013.

verb - transitive

• to ignore someone socially. British.

  He shadied me in favour of that slag.

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  Last edited on Nov 30 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 09 2010.

adjective

• of questionable character, strange.

  I'd stay away from that guy, he looks sketchy.

  I'd stay away from that guy, he looks sketch.

  • See more words with the same meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy.
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  Last edited on Apr 25 2011. Submitted by Columbia from Walpole, MA, USA on Dec 25 1997.

• dangerous; unsafe.

  That's a sketchy part of town.

  That rope bridge looks pretty sketchy to me.

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  Last edited on Dec 07 2011. Submitted by Alex S. from UK on Mar 13 1998.

• suspicious, immoral, or illegal.

  That deal sounds rather sketchy.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  
  Citation from "Dave of the Dead", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 7 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                                                                                                              
  
                                         
  
                             
  
  Citation from "Sheesh! Cab, Bob", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  She's a pretty sketchy girl.

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  Last edited on Apr 24 2013. Submitted by Alex S. from UK on Mar 13 1998.

notes

• also sketch.

  Last edited on Feb 19 1998. Submitted by Lisa Wendel from Washington, DC, USA on Feb 19 1998.