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per'lous

per'lous is the alternative form of perilous.

Meaning of perilous

Adjective

perilous (comparative more perilous, superlative most perilous)

  1. Dangerous, full of peril.
    • Three miles or more to our starboard is a low dim line. It is the Eastern shore of Central Africa. We are running to the southward, before the North East Monsoon, between the mainland and the reef that for hundreds of miles fringes this perilous coast.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    treacherous

Forms of per'lous

comparativemore per'lous
superlativemost per'lous

Questions about per'lous

What is per'lous the alternative form of?
Per'lous is the alternative form of perilous.

Words near per'lous in the dictionary

  1. per se
  2. per stirpes
  3. per usual
  4. per vagina
  5. per vaginam
  6. per'lous
  7. per-
  8. per-cent
  9. per-centage
  10. per-centages
  11. per-rectal

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