English

Adjective

endangered ‎(comparative more endangered, superlative most endangered)

1. in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
   • 1825, Sir Walter Scott, The Betrothed

     I have but done my devoir, lady, as a good knight, in defence of an endangered maiden...

Derived terms

• endangered species

Related terms

• endanger

Translations

Verb

endangered

1. simple past tense and past participle of endanger