perilous

Words with a similar base: perilous

'perilous'

[parlous.s.01] as in: fraught with danger

Examples:
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

Origins

					perilous (English)
└── perilleus (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    ├── -eus (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── peril (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── periculum (Latin)

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