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Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.

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  1. a. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
  2. a. Daring; reckless; dangerous.
  3. adj. fraught with danger
  4. 1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. Milton. 2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] Latimer. For I am perilous with knife in hand. Chaucer. -- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. -- Per"il*ous*ness, n.
  5. j:100 s fraught with danger