Parlous - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɑːrləs|  American pronunciation of the word parlous
Brit.  |ˈpɑːləs|  British pronunciation of the word parlous

adjective

- fraught with danger (syn: perilous, precarious, touch-and-go)
a parlous journey on stormy seas

Extra examples

The company is in a parlous financial situation.

He talked about the parlous state of the country.

The country's police force was in a parlous state in 1990.

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