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parlous
adjective as in dangerous
Weak matches
- adventurous
- alarming
- bad
- breakneck
- chancy
- critical
- dangersome
- deadly
- delicate
- dynamite
- exposed
- fatal
- formidable
- hairy
- hazardous
- heavy
- hot
- impending
- impregnable
- insecure
- jeopardous
- loaded
- malignant
- menacing
- mortal
- nasty
- on collision course
- perilous
- portentous
- precarious
- pressing
- queasy
- risky
- serious
- serpentine
- shaky
- speculative
- terrible
- thorny
- threatening
- ticklish
- touch-and-go
- touchy
- treacherous
- ugly
- unhealthy
- unsafe
- unstable
- urgent
- venturesome
- venturous
- viperous
- vulnerable
- wicked
Example Sentences
The parlous state of state hospitals, state schools, and state railways are all being used against Orban by Magyar and his party.
It came in a speech primarily about the government's parlous economic inheritance.
And of course a crucial part of that debate is the parlous economic situation inherited by the government which, those around the prime minister insist, necessitated unpleasant decisions which were always bound to be unpopular.
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.
Given all that, it’s worth taking a closer look at Tesla’s parlous condition.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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