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Synonyms for perilous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : per-uh-luhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛr ə ləs

Top 10 synonyms for perilous
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Définition of perilous

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French perillos "perilous, dangerous" (Modern French périlleux) "dangerous, hazardous," from Latin periculosus "dangerous, hazardous," from periculum "a danger, attempt, risk" (see peril). Related: Perilously; perilousness.
  • adj dangerous
Example sentences :
  • For his perilous and laborious work it was better, he judged, that he should not be married.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • During this service, the most perilous action occurred in which he was ever engaged.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • And these perilous contacts from all these strange hands he must endure.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • The Germans made that quite as perilous a venture as the advance had been.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • They were in a perilous position, right beneath the guns of the fortress.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • Do not imagine that America stands alone on this perilous path of reform.
  • Extract from : « Morals in Trade and Commerce » by Frank B. Anderson
  • The day had been very fatiguing; the retreat was long and perilous.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • It would have been perilous had it been the monument of some mere litterateur.
  • Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
  • They had a perilous fascination for him, but he grudged them to Naomi.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • But in the pride of his perilous mission he bore himself bravely.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

Antonyms for perilous

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