Perilous Definition

pĕrə-ləs
adjective
Involving peril or risk; dangerous.
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Origin of Perilous

  • From Old French perilleus, from the noun peril, or from Latin perīculōsus.

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Perilous Sentence Examples

  • They obviously sensed that it would be perilous to tease Brandon.

  • Efforts were made to escape the necessity of accepting the perilous aid.

  • It was in these embarrassed and perilous circumstances that Cromwell summoned a new parliament in the summer of 1656.

  • As in the case of Navarre, he was too wise to launch into perilous adventures.

  • For as yet he had not snatched the perilous boon of wisdom.

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PPEPER

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