PERILOUS

perilous. perilous, dangerous

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perilous. Perilous, a. full of danger, hazardous, very smart

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Per″il‐ous (?), a. [[OF. perillous, perilleus, F. périlleux, L. periculosus. See Peril.]] [Written also perillous.] 1. 1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. Milton. 2. 2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. Latimer.
For I am perilous with knife in hand. Chaucer. — Per″il‐ous‐ly, adv. — Per″il‐ous‐ness, n.