parlous

par·lous

P0077900 (pär′ləs)adj.1. Perilous; dangerous: "starting from scratch in parlous economic times" (Madalynne Reuter).2. Obsolete Dangerously cunning.

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[Middle English, variant of perilous, perilous, from peril, peril; see peril.]

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par′lous·ly adv.

parlous

(ˈpɑːləs) adj1. dangerous or difficult2. cunningadvextremely[C14 perlous, variant of perilous] ˈparlously adv ˈparlousness n

par•lous

(ˈpɑr ləs)

adj. 1. perilous; dangerous. 2. Obs. cunning; shrewd. [1350–1400; Middle English, earlier perlous, syncopated variant of perilous perilous] par′lous•ly, adv. par′lous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

parlous - 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"perilous, touch-and-go, precariousdangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

parlous

adjective (Archaic or humorous) dangerous, difficult, desperate, risky, dire, hazardous, hairy (slang), perilous, chancy (informal) Our economy is in a parlous state.

parlous

adjectiveInvolving possible risk, loss, or injury:adventurous, chancy, dangerous, hazardous, jeopardous, perilous, risky, treacherous, unsafe, venturesome, venturous.Slang: hairy.

Translations

pericolosorischioso