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
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.
parlous (not comparable)
(archaic) Extremely, very.
• 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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
