parlous (redirected from parlously)

par·lous  (pärls)

adj.

1. Perilous; dangerous: "starting from scratch in parlous economic times" (Madalynne Reuter).

2. Obsolete Dangerously cunning.

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[Middle English, variant of perilous, perilous, from peril, peril; see peril.]

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parlous·ly adv.

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parlous

Adjective

Archaic or humorous dangerously bad; dire: the parlous state of the economy [variant of perilous]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

parlous - fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" perilous, touch-and-go, precarious dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

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parlous

adjective (Archaic), (humorous) dangerous, difficult, desperate, risky, dire, hazardous, hairy (slang) perilous, chancy (informal)

Translations

parlous [ˈpɑːləs] adj → peligroso, alarmante

parlous [ˈpɑːləs] adj (formal) → précaire

parlous [ˈpɑːləs] adj [state] → prekär

parlous [ˈpɑːləs] adj → periglioso/a