jeopardous, Jepardeous

[Eng. jeop ard(y); -ous.] Hazardous, risky, dangerous. jěop-ard-oŭs-lý, adv. [Eng. jeopardous; -ly.] In a jeopardous manner; with risk or danger. Jeopard-ř, *Jeop-ar-die, *jep-ar-dye, *Jopard, *jub-ar-dy, *jup-ar-tie, s . [O. Fr. jeu parti =a divided game, from Lat. jocus part it us =an alternative; jocus =a jest, a game, and part it us , pa, par. of part i or to divide.] Exposure to danger, lo , or injury; risk, hazard, danger, peril. *jěop-ard-ỹ, v . t . [JEOPARDY, 8. ] To risk, to hazard, to jeopardize. ( Thackeray .) jer-bō-a, s. [Arab. yerboa, yerbüa.] Zool.: Dipus ægyptius , a rodent mammal, with a body about six inches long and a tail about eight, occurring in Egypt, Nubia, Arabia, and some other parts of Western Asia. They are lively little creatures, forming societies in the desert, feeding on its scanty vegetation, and living in underground galleries. When the jerboa desires to advance rapidly it does so by a series of leaps, which make it seem like a winged thing. jěr-eed, jěr-îd', s . [Pers. & Turk.] A wooden javelin, about five feet long, used in Persia and Turkey, especially in mock fights. "Who, like them, flung the fereed carele ly, but not like them to the mark."-Moore: Paradise and the Peri. (Note.)