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1. (adj.) parlous
perilous; dangerous.
2. parlous
Obs. cunning; shrewd.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME, earlier perlous, syncopated var. of
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1. (adj) parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go
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"
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1. (adj) parlous
attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.
2. (adj) parlous
venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen
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