Dangerous
Dangerous adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Pesky and dangerous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pesky" instead an adjective "Dangerous".
Nearby Words: danger, dangerously
Pesky
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Priests claim their've been plagiarized by those pesky Jews who don't know how dangerous it is to sing them out in the open.
Source: Literature / Pharaoh -
Only one enemy in the game does "cat damage", and that's Salome, a rather dangerous witch enemy found in parts of the castle that upon being killed turns into a pesky cat that can do additional damage to the player, making her a real pain in the ass.
- Mosquitoes: Pesky, annoying, sometimes even dangerous bloodsucking flies.
Source: Analysis / Animal Stereotypes
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