dangersome
Example Sentences
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"Water ain't dangersome, nowise," retorted the elderly Persimmon, with a snarling smile.
From The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles
No," answered Fortner, "but we're a-comin' ter what is every bit an' grain ez dangersome.
From The Red Acorn by McElroy, John
Ter make sure all on us must start with hit, fur gittin' through the lines is now mouty dangersome, an' somebody—mebbe several—is bound to git cotcht, mebbe wuss.
From The Red Acorn by McElroy, John
People lived in them yet, but it was dangersome, because sometimes a strip of land as wide as a house caves in at a time.
From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade by Twain, Mark
I'll trust you, sir; but my work is dangersome, and please God I should get killed, will you do the same for Martha and little Nan?'
From Fern's Hollow by Stretton, Hesba