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parlous
adjective
fraught with danger
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ˈpɑːləs
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adjective
fraught with danger
“a parlous journey on stormy seas”
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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
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