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Definition of Imperiled
1. Adjective. (qualifier biological conservation) at risk of becoming extinct ¹
2. Verb. (past of imperil) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imperiled
1. imperil [v] - See also: imperil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imperiled
Literary usage of Imperiled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Bankruptcy Law of the United States by Harold Remington (1915)
"But Adjudication on Voluntary Petition an Absolute Right Where Creditors' Rights
Not imperiled.—But the right of a debtor to file a voluntary petition and ..."
2. The Volunteer Soldier of America by John Alexander Logan, Cornelius Ambrose Logan (1887)
"... THE COUNTRY imperiled BY FEUDS BETWEEN THE PROFESSIONAL SOLDIERS OF THE
ACADEMY—USURPATION OF MILITARY LEGISLATION BY WEST POINT INFLUENCE OFFICIAL LIST ..."
3. Our National Forests: A Short Popular Account of the Work of the United by Richard Hans Douai Boerker (1918)
"Our Lumber and Water Supply imperiled. In our prodigal use of our forest resources
we have become the most lavish users of wood in the world. ..."
4. The Vandal of Europe: An Exposé of the Inner Workings of Germany's Policy of by Wilhelm Muehlon (1918)
"Private morality is as much imperiled as public morality. September ist. The German
victory in the East seems very important. ..."
5. A Treatise on the Law of Torts: Or the Wrongs which Arise Independently of by Thomas McIntyre Cooley, John Lewis (1907)
"... because he rushed into danger, to snatch from it the life of a fellow creature,
imperiled by the negligence of another; but he should rather listen to ..."
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