perilous

Letters that make perilous

s, o, e, l, p, r, i, u are letters that make 'perilous'

Words within perilous

ER, pe, ILO, RI, il, peril, US, IL, peri, Er are words within 'perilous'


1 possible definitions for 'perilous'

Perilous as "fraught with danger"

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

Synonyms

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

Derivatives of perilous

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

Similar to perilous

dangerous, unsafe are similar to 'perilous'.

Example of perilous 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"



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