Definition for PER'IL-OUS

PER'IL-OUS, a. [Fr. perileux.]

  1. Dangerous; hazardous; full of risk; as, a perilous undertaking; a perilous situation.
  2. Vulgarly used for very, like mighty; as, perilous shrewd. [Obs.] – Hudibras.
  3. Smart; witty; as, a perilous [parlous] boy. [Vulgar and obsolete.]

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