PARLOUS


Meaning of PARLOUS in English

[ 'pα:ləs ]

■ adjective archaic or humorous full of uncertainty; precarious: the ~ state of the economy.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: contr. of perilous (see peril ).

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