parlous
Parlous (adj) means Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
Etymology
From Middle English parles, parlous, perlous, [and other forms], a contraction of perilous (“dangerous; dreadful, terrible; morally corrupt, sinful, wicked; inauspicious, unlucky”) (and thus a doublet of perilous), from Old French perilleus, perillos, perillous, perilluse, perilleuse, perilleux (“very dangerous, perilous”) (modern French périlleux), from Latin perīculōsus (“dangerous, hazardous, perilous”), from perīculum (“danger, hazard, peril, risk”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through, carry forth, try”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives).
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What is the meaning of parlous?
"parlous" (adj) means attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
What are the different meanings of parlous?
"parlous" has 3 main meanings: 1. Attended with peril; dangerous, risky; 2. Appalling, dire, terrible; 3. Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.