Definitions for perilous
ˈpɛr ə ləsper·ilous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-goadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. perilousadjective

   Dangerous, full of peril.

2. Etymology: perilleus, from the noun peril.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perilousadjective

   Etymology: perileux, Fr. from peril.

   1. Dangerous; hazardous; full of danger.

   Alterations in the service of God, for that they impair the credit of religion, are therefore perilous in common-weals, which have no continuance longer than religion hath all reverence done unto it. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 2.

   Her guard is chastity,
   She that has that is clad in compleat steel,
   And like a quiver’d nymph with arrows keen
   May trace huge forests and unharbour’d heaths,
   Infamous hills and sandy perilous wilds. John Milton.

   Dictate propitious to my duteous ear,
   What arts can captivate the changeful seer:
   For perilous th’ assay, unheard the toil
   T’ elude the prescience of a God by guile. Alexander Pope.

   Into the perilous flood
   Bear fearless. James Thomson.

   2. It is used by way of emphasis, or ludicrous exaggeration of any thing bad.

   Thus was th’ accomplish’d squire endu’d
   With gifts and knowledge per’lous shrewd. Hudibras.

   3. Smart; witty. In this sense it is, I think, only applied to children, and probably obtained its signification from the notion, that children eminent for wit, do not live; a witty boy was therefore a perilous boy, or a boy in danger. It is vulgarly parlous.

   ’Tis a per’lous boy,
   Bold, quick, ingenious, forward, capable;
   He’s all the mother’s from the top to toe. William Shakespeare.

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1. Perilous

   Perilous is the thirteenth studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on October 23, 2012 by Arion Records/Sound Resources. This is the last album with Jon Davison acting as sole lead vocalist, with former vocalists Susie Bogdanowicz and Carl Groves returning on the following album. The song titles, when read in sequence, form a short poem. It is the first album featuring Davison in which he was not involved in the writing process, as he joined Yes earlier in the year and was not available for the songwriting sessions.As with previous albums Journey of the Dunadan or Chronometree, Perilous is a concept album. However band member Steve Babb stated "we have never done a concept album like Perilous. It is essentially one unified vision; one musical idea in thirteen parts or movements. The emotions and ideas expressed in the lyrics ebb and flow with the music; but they have a definite story to tell with a beginning, middle and climactic end."

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1. perilous

   Perilous refers to something that is full of danger or risk, potentially hazardous or harmful. It can apply to various contexts such as situations, activities or conditions that involve a high degree of uncertainty and potential for harm or loss.

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1. Perilousadjective

   full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking

2. Perilousadjective

   daring; reckless; dangerous

3. Etymology: [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. prilleux, L. periculosus. See Peril.]

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1. perilous

   Song lyrics by perilous -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by perilous on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. uropsile

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perilous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perilous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of perilous in a Sentence

1. White House:

   We're allowing these people to take their children on a perilous journey without correcting the falsities.

2. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

   We've got to break the business model of the criminal smugglers and stop the desperate flow of people crammed into makeshift vessels from embarking on a fruitless and perilous journey.

3. Chris Murphy:

   With the collapse of recent arms control agreements and significant domestic opposition to Vladimir Putin's authoritarian rule, this is potentially a perilous moment for our two nations' fragile relationship, and it's a shame that Russia isn't interested in dialogue.

4. Chuck Wexler:

   And I think what body-worn cameras have done is underscored just how perilous these kind of situations can be, the reality is, this is how policing is changing. Police chiefs will look at that tape, analyze it, and will look at their own policy and say this is so high risk that they will be reluctant to authorize anything that isn't the most narrow, compelling situation. It's so much, so much risk involved. It's just not worth it.

5. Mark Laria:

   Unscrupulous vendors illegally profit on the backs, and feet, of American consumers by peddling phony and potentially perilous products as authentic goods, cBP strongly encourages consumers to protect their families by purchasing authentic goods from reputable vendors.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perilous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Perilous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=perilous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perilous
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perilous