Compromising
['kɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ] or ['kɑmprəmaɪzɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) making or willing to make concessions; 'loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet' .
(adj.) vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion; 'she found herself in a compromising situation' .
Checker: Olga--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Compromise
Typist: Wolfgang
Examples
- And when one hears good talk one can join in it without compromising any opinions but one's own; or one can listen, and answer it inwardly. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Rosamond never committed a second compromising indiscretion. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And you can ask for it without compromising yourself? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I imagine her jealous of compromising her pride, of relinquishing her power, of sharing her property. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I was over-zealous in my younger time--I ran the risk of compromising myself and others. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- If Lady Glyde does know the Secret, she must know also that it is a compromising secret for you. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It is possible, my friend, that your ardour is a little compromising. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It was not the peril but the poverty that her family disliked; but that shade escaped her, and she supposed they considered literature compromising. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Finally he gave a faint single rap, and Pepper--such was the compromising name of the avenging boy--announced Mr. Gargery! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Meanwhile a little drama had been acted outside which saved Eustacia from all possibility of compromising herself that evening at least. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Typist: Wolfgang