parlous English

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What does parlous mean?

parlous

— adjective (= perilous, precarious, touch-and-go) 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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perilous

precarious

touch-and-go

hazardous

dangerous

shrewd

sharp

clever

canny

awkward

wily

vulpine

very

ticklish

surprising

subtle

subtile

spiffy

smart

slyish

sly

sharp-witted

risky

really difficult

politic

periculous

pawky

on thin ice

much

knowing

keen

intelligent

ingenious

hardheaded

extraordinary

excessively

excessive

embarrassing

eager

dodgy

dire

designing

cute

cunning

crafty

chancy

cagy

cagey

brainy

awake