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parlous (encz) | parlous,hazadrní adj: Michal Ambrož |
parlous (encz) | parlous,riskantní adj: Michal Ambrož |
Parlous (gcide) | Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]
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1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.
[Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." --Beau. & Fl.
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2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous
boy." --Shak. "A parlous wit." --Dryden. -- Par"lous*ly,
adv. [Obs.] -- Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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parlous (wn) | parlous
adj 1: fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous
journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the
Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an
undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-
and-go recovery" [syn: parlous, perilous,
precarious, touch-and-go] |
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Parlous (gcide) | Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.
[Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." --Beau. & Fl.
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2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous
boy." --Shak. "A parlous wit." --Dryden. -- Par"lous*ly,
adv. [Obs.] -- Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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Parlously (gcide) | Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]
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1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.
[Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." --Beau. & Fl.
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2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous
boy." --Shak. "A parlous wit." --Dryden. -- Par"lous*ly,
adv. [Obs.] -- Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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Parlousness (gcide) | Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]
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1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.
[Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." --Beau. & Fl.
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2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous
boy." --Shak. "A parlous wit." --Dryden. -- Par"lous*ly,
adv. [Obs.] -- Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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