perilous
Dangerous, full of peril.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, equivalent to peril + -ous, from the noun peril, or from Latin perīculōsus. Doublet of periculous.
chanceful
extremely dangerous
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