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PARLOUS
parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go
(adjective) fraught with danger; “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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
parlous (comparative more parlous, superlative most parlous)
Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
Synonym: Thesaurus:dangerous
Antonym: Thesaurus:safe
Appalling, dire, terrible.
(rare or obsolete, also, England, dialectal) Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.
Adverb
parlous (not comparable)
(archaic) Extremely, very.
Anagrams
• Solapur
Source: Wiktionary
Par"lous, a. Etym: [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]
1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." Beau. & Fl.
2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous boy." Shak. "A parlous wit." Dryden.
– Par"lous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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