parlous

Syllabification: par·lous

Pronunciation: /ˈpärləs 

  

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ADJECTIVE

• archaic or • humorous

• Full of danger or uncertainty; precarious:the parlous state of the economy

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  • We come in day after day, lament the parlous state of the telecoms industry and resolve on a regular basis to get new means of employment.
  • The railways emerged in a parlous state, in dire need of a major overhaul.
  • That is not a high level of income, but when one considers a number of other issues one finds that it is becoming even more difficult and parlous for people to live on it.
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ADVERB

• archaicBack to top  

• Greatly or excessively:she is parlous handsome

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  • Is the state of American political fiction really so parlous perilous?