Complete Definition of "parlous"

English

Etymology
Middle English contraction of perilous

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)l�s|-��(r)l�s

Adjective
parlous

  1. attended with peril; dangerous; risky
  2. obsolete dangerously clever or cunning
  3. archaic extremely

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