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Meanings of parlous in English

Fraught with danger.

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Examples for "perilous"
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Of course the government needs to reach people, especially in perilous times.
Radio NZ
2
Given our perilous economic state, this was no longer a realistic option.
The Guardian
3
Thousands died in the perilous journey, mostly by sea and then land.
Reuters
4
Few students therefore planned to leave; those who did found it perilous.
The Big U
5
The child had been lost; had been found in a perilous position.
The Ship of Stars
1
Created by the Zoological Society of Ireland, its early days were precarious.
The Irish Times
2
The best the right can hope for now is a precarious majority.
The new yorker
3
She said the lack of welfare put them in a precarious situation.
Radio NZ
4
The majority of these children lived in households with precarious socio-economic conditions.
Pubmed
5
But if it's true, that puts us in a very precarious situation.
Earth Unaware
1
And the integration of that hardware that does exist has been touch-and-go.
Wired
2
Prosper watched him keenly, it was touch-and-go, but never troubled his breath.
The Forest Lovers
3
It was touch-and-go if you didn't lose it all by doing that!
The Market-Place
4
Bedad, it was a terrible touch-and-go business, as you shall hear.
The Road to Mandalay: A Tale of Burma
5
Just like Enzo, he was in the ICU, his condition touch-and-go.
Roast mortem
Usage of parlous in English
1
Many Swatis said the Yousafzai attack proved the situation was still parlous.
The Guardian
2
He considered that the parlous situation in state affairs demanded full dress.
All-Wool Morrison / Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, P...
3
Birmingham were keen to sell Butland because of their parlous financial position.
The Guardian
4
Ruth wrung her hands in her dismay, confronted by a parlous choice.
Mistress Wilding
5
Here are some questions and answers about parlous state of Pakistan's power sector.
Reuters
6
Given Cuba's parlous fiscal state, this would be an enormous boon.
Reuters
7
The affairs of Patricius must have been left in the most parlous condition.
Saint Augustin
8
At the time of our visit the republic was in a parlous state.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
9
A NATION expected in these parlous times, and a team delivered.
The Irish Times
10
Yet reflect upon the parlous condition in which she found herself.
The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in...
11
In the case of Fiddy, he is keen to foreground similarly parlous states.
The Guardian
12
Truly, the condition of our dear land was in parlous state.
The Minister of Evil: The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal ...
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Haply thou art either very quick or parlous slow at arms.
Men of Iron
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Answer as I ask,-underthy breath; those drawers are parlous spies!
The Last of the Barons — Volume 01
15
This position is particularly valuable in light of parlous state of the GOP brand.
Reuters
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None of them were, leaving global biodiversity in a parlous state, the statement says.
The Guardian
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