perilous
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perilous
- /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/
- /pɛɹ.l̩.əs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, equivalent to peril + -ous, from the noun peril, or from Latin perīculōsus. Doublet of periculous.
adjective more perilous · most perilous · perelles · perillous · perlous · per'lous
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Dangerous, full of peril.
Three miles or more to our starboard is a low dim line. It is the Eastern shore of Central Africa. We are running to the southward, before the North East Monsoon, between the mainland and the reef that for hundreds of miles fringes this perilous coast.
Similar: treacherous
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: parlous, dangerous, precarious, unsafe, touch-and-go, hazardous, hazard, risky, challenging, daring, critical, harmful, treacherous, sinister, serious, grave
Translations
Every language
adj dangerous, full of peril
| Español | peligroso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 危ない |
| Português | periculoso, arriscado, perigoso |
| Français | périlleux |
| Deutsch | gefährlich, gefahrvoll |
| Italiano | pericoloso, rischioso |
| Ελληνικά | επικίνδυνος epikíndynos |
| Русский | опа́сный opásnyj, риско́ванный riskóvannyj |
| العربية | مخوف maḵūf |
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title = {perilous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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