parlous

(pärləs)

adjective

  1. Literary perilous; dangerous; risky
  2. Archaic dangerously clever; cunning, mischievous, shrewd, etc.

Origin: ME, contr. of perilous

adverb

extremely; very

See parlous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Perilous; dangerous: “starting from scratch in parlous economic times” (Madalynne Reuter).
  2. Obsolete Dangerously cunning.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , variant of perilous, perilous

Origin: , from peril, peril; see peril

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Related Forms:

  • parˈlous·ly adverb

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