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apperil

apperil noun: peril.

Noun

apperil (countable and uncountable, plural apperils)

  1. (obsolete) peril
    • Let me stay at thine apperil.c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • Another for you, sir, to summon you to my master's feast; for you, and you, where I charge you all to appear, upon his displeasure and your own apperils.1627, Thomas Heywood, The English Traveler

Forms of apperil

pluralapperils

Origin of apperil

From Latin ad + peril.

Questions about apperil

What does apperil mean?
Apperil means peril.
What part of speech is apperil?
Apperil is a noun.
What is the plural of apperil?
The plural of apperil is apperils.

Words near apperil in the dictionary

  1. apperceptions
  2. apperceptive
  3. apperceptive agnosia
  4. apperceptively
  5. appercipient
  6. apperil
  7. apperill
  8. apperils
  9. Apperknowle
  10. Apperley Bridge
  11. Apperson

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