February 26, 2027

Parlous

adjective

Definition

Full of danger or uncertainty; perilous. A parlous situation is one with no clearly safe path forward.

Example Sentence

“The company was in a parlous state — haemorrhaging cash with no new product on the horizon.”

Etymology

From Middle English, a contraction of perilous.

Scrabble Score

P3A1R1L1O1U1S1

PARLOUS scores 9 points in Scrabble.

Synonyms & Related Words

perilous dangerous precarious uncertain

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