periculous

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periculous

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Borrowed from Latin periculosus (“dangerous, hazardous, perilous”). Doublet of perilous.

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dangerous, hazardous, perilous

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"periculous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/periculous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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periculous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/periculous

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@misc{periculous_2026,
  title = {periculous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/periculous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}