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adjectiveinvolving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat. Origin of perilous1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French perillous<Latin perīculōsus.See peril, -ous SYNONYMS FOR perilousrisky. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perilous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR periloussafe. SEE ANTONYMS FOR perilous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM perilousper·il·ous·ly, adverbper·il·ous·ness, nounnon·per·il·ous, adjectivenon·per·il·ous·ly, adverb un·per·il·ous, adjectiveun·per·il·ous·ly, adverb Words nearby perilousperil, perilabyrinthitis, perilaryngitis, perilla, perilla oil, perilous, peril point, perilune, perilymph, perilymphangitis, perilymphatic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perilousSatirists occupy a perilous position—to skewer dogma and cant, and to antagonize the establishment while needing its protection. Harry Shearer on The Dangerous Business of Satire|Lloyd Grove|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST It is a tricky and perilous path, but there are no realistic alternatives. There’s Only One Way to Beat ISIS: Work With Assad and Iran|Leslie H. Gelb|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST But if Mare Nostrum ends, it could be a tragic day for migrants making the perilous crossing. Are European Rescuers Enticing Migrants to Their Deaths?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Unfortunately, this can result in sending a well-intentioned but perilous message. 'Genie, You're Free': Suicide Is Not Liberation|Russell Saunders|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And now Persecuted holds up a mirror to the perilous situation facing increasingly disenfranchised Christians in modern America. ‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream|Candida Moss|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST At this perilous moment Don Rafael perceived that his horse was sensibly slackening his pace. The Tiger Hunter|Mayne Reid It was a perilous adventure, with the ever present danger of falling into the sea. The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith His power is perilous in the partiality of will, and his heart full of hollowness in the protestation of love. Character Writings of the 17th Century|Various A suspicion flashed into her mind, knowing the perilous ways that sometimes had to be run. The Salamander|Owen Johnson The men went back to their perilous work, (p. 346) harder by so much to all of them because two were gone. Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis
British Dictionary definitions for perilous
adjectivevery hazardous or dangerousa perilous journey Derived forms of perilousperilously, adverbperilousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perilousuncertain, touchy, threatening, hazardous, shaky, treacherous, precarious, unstable, delicate, ticklish, rugged, dicey, risky, chancy, exposed, hairy, insecure, loaded, unhealthy, unsafe |