 perilous |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] fraught with danger | |
| Synonyms: | precarious touch-and-go parlous | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | dangerous | |
| Similar spelling: |
perilously peerless pearl_ash Pearlstein pearl_sago prilosec pearlescent |
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