- Parlousness
- 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] ``A parlous boy.'' --Shak. ``A parlous wit.'' --Dryden. -- {Par"lous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Par"lous*ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.