About The Word Parlous
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Parlous
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What's The Definition Of Parlous?
[adj] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Parlous: dangerous | perilous | precarious | touch-and-go | unsafe Related Terms | Find terms related to Parlous: alarming | awkward | bad | chancy | critical | dangerous | dangersome | difficult | explosive | fraught with danger | hairy | hazardous | iffy | jeopardous | menacing | periculous | perilous | precarious | risky | serious | threatening | ticklish | ugly | uncertain See Also | Parlous In Webster's Dictionary \Par"lous\, a. [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.]
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