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Parlors vs Parlous - What's the difference?

parlors | parlous |

As a noun parlors

is plural of lang=en.

As an adjective parlous is

attended with peril; dangerous; risky.

As an adverb parlous is

very, extremely.

parlors

English

Alternative forms

* parlours

Noun

(head)
  • parlous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Attended with peril; dangerous; risky.
  • The situation became parlous when the weather made resupply impossible.
  • Dire, terrible, appalling.
  • ''Those manning the facility were in a parlous state.
  • (obsolete) Dangerously clever or cunning.
  • Derived terms

    * parlously

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (archaic) Very, extremely.
  • Anagrams

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