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Meanings of perilous in inglês

Fraught with danger.

Related terms

Full of danger.

Sinônimos
Examples for "precarious"
Examples for "precarious"
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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
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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
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And the integration of that hardware that does exist has been touch-and-go.
Wired
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Prosper watched him keenly, it was touch-and-go, but never troubled his breath.
The Forest Lovers
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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 perilous in inglês
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Of course the government needs to reach people, especially in perilous times.
Radio NZ
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Given our perilous economic state, this was no longer a realistic option.
The Guardian
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Thousands died in the perilous journey, mostly by sea and then land.
Reuters
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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
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Those aboard had been rescued from their perilous sea journey on Sunday.
Reuters
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Coolly, in spite of the emergency, Kennedy took in the perilous situation.
The Exploits of Elaine
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The environment for artists has become increasingly perilous following the 2009 elections.
Reuters
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The day had been very fatiguing; the retreat was long and perilous.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
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And this is often just a first step down a perilous path.
The Guardian
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This perilous day was the most glorious in the life of Belisarius.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
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The messer must often be engaged in great risks, in perilous encounters.
The Helmet of Navarre
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The times are too grave and perilous for ambitious schemes and rivalries.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
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Trying to second guess Spencer though has always been a perilous task.
The Irish Times
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At the time he had reached a hollow in the perilous slope.
The Eternal Maiden
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The 2C limit, which was already a stern challenge, now appears perilous.
The Guardian
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Perilous across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common