Meaning of PARLOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'pârlus
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| | Definition: | | [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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | dangerous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go, unsafe |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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