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Perlous vs Parlous - What's the difference?

perlous | parlous |

As adjectives the difference between perlous and parlous

is that perlous is while parlous is attended with peril; dangerous; risky.

As an adverb parlous is

(archaic) very, extremely.

perlous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)

    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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