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Another word for perilous

Adjective

  1. Involving possible risk, loss, or injury

    2. See also:

    safety

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Another word for perilous

Modifier
    2. See also:

    dangerous

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Sentence Examples

  • They obviously sensed that it would be perilous to tease Brandon.

  • It was in these embarrassed and perilous circumstances that Cromwell summoned a new parliament in the summer of 1656.

  • - Abu Bekr proved himself quite equal to the perilous situation.

  • Efforts were made to escape the necessity of accepting the perilous aid.

  • Such strong measures of suppression were, however, at once adopted against these perilous volumes, that of the quarto only a single fragment remains (Matt.

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