Imperiled

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  • adjective. at risk of becoming extinct
  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of imperil.
  • Word Usage
    "Justice Anthony Kennedy warned in August that the rule of law itself is "imperiled" if we are willing to sacrifice judicial excellence to partisan politics."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    imperil