perilous Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite fraught with danger
touch-and-go; precarious; parlous.
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
WordNet
Per"il*ous adjective
Etymology
OF.Definitions
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Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a .perilous undertakingInfamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. Milton.
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Daring; reckless; dangerous. Obs. Latimer.For I am perilous with knife in hand. Chaucer.
--Per"il*ous*ly , adv. --Per"il*ous*ness , n.