Parlous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Perilous; dangerous: "starting from scratch in parlous economic times” ( Madalynne Reuter).
  • adj. Obsolete Dangerously cunning.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Attended with peril; dangerous; risky.
  • adj. Dire, terrible, appalling.
  • adj. Dangerously clever or cunning.
  • ad. Very, extremely.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Attended with peril; dangerous.
  • adj. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Perilous; dangerous; alarming; mischievous.
  • Notable; knowing; shrewd.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. fraught with danger
    • Equivalent
    dangerous    unsafe   
    Form
    parlously   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dangerous    venturesome    bold    mischievous    keen   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    standard.see    soul-harrowing    overcautious    destruction    helve   
     
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