parlous
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle English contraction of perilous
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)ləs
Adjective [edit]
parlous (comparative more parlous, superlative most parlous)
- Attended with peril; dangerous; risky.
- The situation became parlous when the weather made resupply impossible.
- Dire, terrible, appalling.
- Those manning the facility were in a parlous state.
- (obsolete) Dangerously clever or cunning.
Derived terms [edit]
Adverb [edit]
parlous (not comparable)
