perilous

  • 11perilous — adj. Perilous is used with these nouns: ↑adventure, ↑journey, ↑situation …

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  • 12perilous — per|il|ous [ˈperıləs] adj literary or formal very dangerous ▪ a perilous journey across the mountains …

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  • 13perilous — per|il|ous [ perələs ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY very dangerous: a perilous journey …

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  • 14perilous — adjective especially literary very dangerous: a perilous journey across the mountains perilously adjective: perilously close to the precipice perilousness noun (U) …

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  • 15perilous — adjective a perilous journey through the mountains Syn: dangerous, fraught with danger, hazardous, risky, unsafe, treacherous; precarious, vulnerable, uncertain, insecure, exposed, at risk, in jeopardy, in danger, touch and go; informal dicey Ant …

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  • 16perilous — UK [ˈperələs] / US adjective mainly literary very dangerous a perilous journey …

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  • 17perilous — per•il•ous [[t]ˈpɛr ə ləs[/t]] adj. involving grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous sea voyage[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < AF perillous < L perīculōsus. See peril, ous per′il•ous•ly, adv. per′il•ous•ness, n …

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  • 18Perilous plunge — is a Shoot the Chutes style attraction located at Knott s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California.OverviewThe attraction is based on the pleasure piers of the past along Southern California s famed beaches such as Huntington Beach. 24 passenger… …

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  • 19Perilous Plunge — Daten Standort Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten) …

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  • 20perilous — adjective /ˈper.ɪ.ləs/ Dangerous, full of peril. See Also: peril …

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