perilous

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  1. adjective Full of or involving peril; dangerous.

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  • Leading authorities like Steve Coll, Ahmed Rashid, Cathy Collins, Tariq Ali, Rory Stewart, Stephen Kinzer, and Andrew Bacevich weigh in on this perilous issue. full-length version is available here. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • But if the pleasures of kindness - like all the greatest human pleasures - are inherently perilous, they are none the less some of the most satisfying we possess. —  Integral Options Cafe
  • David Paterson sees New York's condition as "perilous," but the courage to balance the government's budget and priorities can create "a brighter, smarter future," though it could take months and even years. —  The Observer-Dispatch Home RSS
  • David Paterson sees New York's condition as "perilous," but the courage to balance the governments budget and priorities can create "brighter, smarter future," though it could take months and even years. —  The OBSERVER
  • ALBANY-The state of our state is "perilous," Governor David Paterson said during his first such speech to a joint gathering of the legislature, as he outlined programs to improve public health and the environment. —  Home | The New York Observer
 

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  1. Formerly also perillous, also parlous, parlish (see parlous); from Middle English perilous, perlowse, from Old French perillos, perilleux, French périlleux = Spanish peligroso = Portuguese perigoso = Italian periglioso, pericoloso, periculoso, from Latinpericulosus, dangerous, hazardous, periculum, danger, peril: see peril, n.
  2. from perilous, a.
 

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