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per⋅il⋅ous
[per-uh-luh
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–adjective
| involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat. |
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| per·il·ous (pěr'ə-ləs) adj. Full of or involving peril; dangerous. per'il·ous·ly adv., per'il·ous·ness n. |
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Perilous
Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. p['e]rilleux, L. periculosus. See Peril.] [Written also perillous.]1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton. 2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer. For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer. -- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. -- Per"il*ous*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : perilous
Spanish:
peligroso,
German:
gefährlich,
Japanese:
危険な
perilous
c.1290, from O.Fr. perillous (Fr. périlleux) "dangerous, hazardous," from L. periculosus, from periculum "dangerous" (see peril).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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