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perilous

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per⋅il⋅ous

  [per-uh-luhs]
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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.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < AF perillous < L perīculōsus. See peril, -ous

Related forms:
per⋅il⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
per⋅il⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
risky.

Antonyms:
safe.
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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