Monday, December 14, 2020

parlous

 

par·lous
/ˈpärləs/
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adjective
archaic•humorous
  1. full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.
    "the parlous state of the economy"
    Similar:
    bad
dire
dreadful
awful
terrible
appalling
frightful
grave
serious
desperate
precarious
uncertain
touch-and-go
difficult
unsafe
perilous
dangerous
risky
pitiful
wretched
sorry
poor
lamentable
woeful
hopeless
dicey
hairy
lousy
dodgy
  1. chronic
adverb
archaic
greatly or excessively.
"she is parlous handsome"

 

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