perilous

Adjective
Synonyms: parlousprecarioustouch-and-go

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: parlousprecarioustouch-and-go
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster]

For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] -- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. -- Per"il*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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