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parlous

par·lous

parlous

 
 
pronunciation:
par ls
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: full of dangers or risks; perilous.
The country's weak government, now in a parlous state, seemed on the brink of collapse.
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