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   Per·il·ous

   /ˈperələs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. full of danger or risk: "a perilous journey south"
   • ▪ exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin: "the economy is in a perilous state"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French perillous, from Latin periculosus, from periculum ‘danger’ (see peril).

   Derivatives

   • 1. perilousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

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