perilous

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. adjective fraught with danger

Etymology

From Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, equivalent to peril + -ous, from the noun peril, or from Latin perīculōsus. Doublet of periculous.

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Synonyms

parlous, precarious, touch-and-go

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