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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Parlous (0.01960 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Parlous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: parlous
parlous
adj : 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” [syn:
perilous,
precarious,
touch-and-go]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Parlous
Parlous
\Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.
[Archaic]
“A parlous snuffing.” --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]
2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.]
“A parlous
boy.” --Shak.
“A parlous wit.” --Dryden. --
Par"lous*ly, adv. [Obs.] --
Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
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