imperilousadj.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpɛrᵻləs/,

/ɪmˈpɛrl̩əs/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpɛrələs/

Forms: 1600s 1800s imperillous, 1800s– imperilous.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: perilous adj.

Etymology: Alteration of perilous adj., after imperil v.

rare.

Perilous; dangerous (to someone or something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective]

plightlyOE

wothea1300

perilousc1300

wickeda1375

plightfula1400

dreadfulc1400

parlous?a1425

shrewd1482

danger1488

dangerous1490

periculous1533

dangerful1548

dangersome1567

craggy1582

perilsome1593

endangering1601

unsafe1621

imperilous1645

ugly1654

warm1726

neck-break1756

wanchancy1768

uncanny1785

unchancy1786

nasty1828

unhealthy1915

windy1919

1645 J. Bond Occasus Occidentalis 68 Both were taken away, by a kind of imperillous disease.

1880 G. Lancaster Lays & Lyrics 11 The doors and windows all are out of square. The thatch not watertight; the bricks and balks Imperillous to him who 'twixt them walks.

1909 Brandon (Manitoba) Weekly Sun 22 July 6/1 On thousands of miles of road the telephone service is being satisfactorily used in spite of the contention of the telegraph operators that it was not only impossible but imperilous to life and property.

2012 Tanzania Daily News (Nexis) 21 Sept. In 2005 the organization started to conduct different studies concerning the children who are living in an imperilous environment in order to assist them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperilous
释义	imperilousadj. Brit. /ɪmˈpɛrᵻləs/, /ɪmˈpɛrl̩əs/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpɛrələs/ Forms: 1600s 1800s imperillous, 1800s– imperilous. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: perilous adj. Etymology: Alteration of perilous adj., after imperil v. rare. Perilous; dangerous (to someone or something). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] plightlyOE wothea1300 perilousc1300 wickeda1375 plightfula1400 dreadfulc1400 parlous?a1425 shrewd1482 danger1488 dangerous1490 periculous1533 dangerful1548 dangersome1567 craggy1582 perilsome1593 endangering1601 unsafe1621 imperilous1645 ugly1654 warm1726 neck-break1756 wanchancy1768 uncanny1785 unchancy1786 nasty1828 unhealthy1915 windy1919 1645 J. Bond Occasus Occidentalis 68 Both were taken away, by a kind of imperillous disease. 1880 G. Lancaster Lays & Lyrics 11 The doors and windows all are out of square. The thatch not watertight; the bricks and balks Imperillous to him who 'twixt them walks. 1909 Brandon (Manitoba) Weekly Sun 22 July 6/1 On thousands of miles of road the telephone service is being satisfactorily used in spite of the contention of the telegraph operators that it was not only impossible but imperilous to life and property. 2012 Tanzania Daily News (Nexis) 21 Sept. In 2005 the organization started to conduct different studies concerning the children who are living in an imperilous environment in order to assist them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1645
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