Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PER'IL-OUS
PER'IL-OUS, a. [Fr. perileux.]
- Dangerous; hazardous; full of risk; as, a perilous undertaking; a perilous situation.
- Vulgarly used for very, like mighty; as, perilous shrewd. [Obs.] – Hudibras.
- Smart; witty; as, a perilous [parlous] boy. [Vulgar and obsolete.]
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