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Perilous

King James Dictionary

PER'ILOUS, a. Dangerous hazardous full of risk as a perilous undertaking a perilous situation.

1. Vulgarly used for very, like mighty as perilous shrewd.
2. Smart witty as a perilous parlous boy.

Vulgar and obsolete.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Perilous'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​p/perilous.html.