Parlous

adjective

/ˈpɑːləs/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.adjectiveAttended with peril; dangerous, risky.

"The situation became parlous when the weather made resupply impossible."

2.adjectiveAppalling, dire, terrible.

"Those manning the facility were in a parlous state."

3.adjectiveDangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.

4.adverbExtremely, very.

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