Parlous Definition & Meaning
parlous
- adjective
- 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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- What does parlous mean?
- 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"
- What part of speech is parlous?
- Parlous is an adjective.