perilousness
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per·il·ous
(pĕr′ə-ləs)adj.
Full of or involving peril; dangerous or risky.
per′il·ous·ly adv.
per′il·ous·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | perilousness - the state of being dangerous danger - the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" |
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خُطورَه
nebezpečnost
farlighedrisiko
veszélyesség
hætta
nebezpečnosť
peril
(ˈperil) noun great danger. You are in great peril; The explorers knew they would face many perils.
ˈperilous adjective very dangerous. a perilous journey.
ˈperilousness nounˈperilously adverb
dangerously. He came perilously close to death.
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