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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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