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parlous

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1. a. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. Source: opted
2. a. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. Source: opted
3. adj. fraught with danger Source: wordnet
4. 1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." Beau. & Fl. 2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous boy." Shak. "A parlous wit." Dryden. -- Par"lous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.] Source: webster
5. j:100 s. fraught with danger Source: ecdict

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Obs attended bold cough danger dangerous fraught keen mischievous par peril venturesome archaic beau boy dryden ness snuffing wit

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