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perilous

[ per-uh-luhs ]

adjective

  1. involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous:

    a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.

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perilous

/ ˈɛɪə /

adjective

  1. very hazardous or dangerous

    a perilous journey

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··dzܲ· adverb
  • ··dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz···dzܲ adjective
  • ܲ···dzܲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of perilous1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Anglo-French perillous, from Latin īܱōܲ; peril, -ous
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Creating a U.S. version of the acclaimed 2001 British series was perilous.

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His entire career seems mismatched to this perilous fork in history's road.

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The thematic architecture is lucidly in place in this tale of sons stepping out of the shadows of their fathers to test their mettle in the most perilous of circumstances.

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Alec interrupts her: “Let’s talk slower. You’re speaking English in a Spanish cadence, which is always perilous for me. Slow down.”

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It comes after warnings that museums in places such as Derby, Birmingham and Hampshire "face a perilous financial position" with the "imminent threat of sale of collections or closure".

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