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parlous

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Adjective

fraught with danger
- dangerous waters
- a parlous journey on stormy seas
- a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
- the precarious life of an undersea diver
- dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery

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Synonyms:
perilous precarious touch-and-go

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "parlous":
parlous perilous paprilus
Words contain "parlous" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
parlous perilous touch-and-go precarious

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