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imperiled

imperiled adjective: at risk of becoming extinct. Also the simple past and past participle of imperil.

Adjective

imperiled

  1. (biological conservation) at risk of becoming extinct
    • The wildlife management plan was focused on helping the reproductive needs of imperiled species.

Also used as

imperiled is also the simple past and past participle of imperil.

Forms of imperiled

alternative formimperilled

Origin of imperiled

From imperil + -ed.

Words formed from imperiled

Questions about imperiled

What does imperiled mean?
Imperiled means at risk of becoming extinct.
What part of speech is imperiled?
Imperiled is an adjective.

Words near imperiled in the dictionary

  1. imperials
  2. imperialty
  3. imperical
  4. imperically
  5. imperil
  6. imperiled
  7. imperiler
  8. imperilers
  9. imperiling
  10. imperilings
  11. imperilled

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