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Definition of perilous adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

perilous

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈpɛrələs//
 
(formal or literary)
 
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very dangerous synonym hazardous a perilous adventure/journey
 
adverb We came perilously close to disaster. Supplies are perilously low.
See perilous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary