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]