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- pronunciation:
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rih
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adjective |
| definition: |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous.
For three days, the ship tossed on perilous seas.- synonyms:
- dangerous, hazardous, risky, treacherous
- antonyms:
- safe
- similar words:
- chancy, menacing, minatory, ominous, precarious, serious, threatening
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| related words: |
critical, grave, insecure, serious |
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| derivations: |
perilously (adv.), perilousness (n.) |
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