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perillous

perillous

 

  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Perilous  \Per"il*ous\,  a.  [OF.  perillous,  perilleus,  F. 
  p['e]rilleux,  L.  periculosus.  See  {Peril}.]  [Written  also 
  {perillous}.] 
  1.  Full  of  attended  with  or  involving,  peril;  dangerous; 
  hazardous;  as  a  perilous  undertaking. 
 
  Infamous  hills,  and  sandy,  perilous  wilds.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Daring;  reckless;  dangerous.  [Obs.]  --Latimer. 
 
  For  I  am  perilous  with  knife  in  hand.  --Chaucer. 
  --  {Per"il*ous*ly},  adv  --  {Per"il*ous*ness},  n.