perilous

English

Etymology

Old French perilleus, from the noun peril.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈper.ɪ.ləs/, SAMPA: /"per.I.l@s/

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Adjective

perilous (comparative more perilous, superlative most perilous)

1. Dangerous, full of peril.

Related terms

• peril

Translations

Dangerous, full of peril

Catalan: perillós (ca) Danish: farlig (da) Dutch: gevaarlijk (nl) Finnish: vaarallinen (fi), hengenvaarallinen (fi) French: périlleux (fr) German: gefährlich (de), gefahrvoll (de)

Italian: pericoloso (it) Latin: periculosus (la) Polish: niebezpieczny (pl) m. Portuguese: periculoso (pt), arriscado (pt) m., perigoso (pt) m. Spanish: peligroso (es) m.