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parlous
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
parlous
(adjective)
parlous
/
ˈ
pɑɚləs/
adjective
parlous
/
ˈ
pɑɚləs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARLOUS
formal
:
full of danger or risk
:
perilous
The company is in a
parlous
financial situation.
He talked about the
parlous
state of the country.
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