Perilousness

Perilousness
Perilous Per"il*ous, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. p['e]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also {perillous}.] 1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. [1913 Webster]

Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster]

For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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