Perilous
/pˈɛrələs/
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Definition
(adj) Dangerous, full of peril.
Sentence 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.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mountain rescue team navigated the ____ terrain to reach the stranded climbers before nightfall.