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parlous

Letters that make parlous

s, a, o, l, p, r, u are letters that make 'parlous'

Words within parlous

PA, ar, Pa, par, US, AR, pa, Ar are words within 'parlous'

parlous is a 7 letter word starting with p
parlous is a 7 letter word ending with s

1 possible definitions for 'parlous'

Parlous as "fraught with danger"

Under this definition, parlous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

perilous, precarious, touch-and-go have the same meaning as 'parlous'

Derivatives of parlous

precariousness, endangerment, peril, hazard, risk, danger, hazardousness, perilousness, jeopardy, riskiness are derivatives of 'parlous'.

Similar to parlous

dangerous, unsafe are similar to 'parlous'.

Example of parlous used within this context

"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"