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Definition of parlous adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

parlous

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈpɑrləs//
 
(formal)
 
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(of a situation) very bad and very uncertain; dangerous synonym perilous the parlous state of the economy
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