perilous

CEFRC1

/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Very dangerous and likely to cause harm.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Dangerous, full of peril.

Examples

  • Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

  • A coward is someone who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, equivalent to peril + -ous, from the noun peril, or from Latin perīculōsus. Doublet of periculous.