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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. fraught with danger;
- Example: "dangerous waters"
- Example: "a parlous journey on stormy seas"
- Example: "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"
- Example: "the precarious life of an undersea diver"
- Example: "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
[syn: parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F.
   p['e]rilleux, L. periculosus. See Peril.] [Written also
   perillous.]
   1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous;
      hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
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            Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton.
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   2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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            For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer.
      [1913 Webster] -- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. --
      Per"il*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

perilous
    adj 1: 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" [syn: parlous, perilous,
           precarious, touch-and-go]