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parlous

[ pahr-luhs ]

adjective

  1. parlous times;

    a cold and parlous winter.

  2. Obsolete. clever; shrewd.


adverb

  1. Rare. to a large extent; greatly.

parlous

/ ˈɑːə /

adjective

  1. dangerous or difficult
  2. cunning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. extremely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹dzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈ貹dzܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 貹ldzܲ· adverb
  • 貹ldzܲ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parlous1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, variant of perlous, shortening of perilous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parlous1

C14 perlous, variant of perilous
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There were also post-match chants against the Glazer family from home fans who stayed behind, determined to crank up pressure on the American majority owners, who they blame for United's parlous state.

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Given all that, it’s worth taking a closer look at Tesla’s parlous condition.

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It was a strategy that, while aiding long-neglected poor and working-class masses and building grassroots political support, has, in the view of critics, hiked deficits and left the country in a parlous economic predicament.

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Like Rachel Reeves, these MPs believe the parlous state of the economy requires this project to finally get going, and to get going quickly.

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The movie examines the experiences of four Mexican journalists to illustrate the parlous state of the press in Mexico, where at least 165 journalists have been killed or gone missing since 1992.

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