Perilous
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Perilous - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
PER'ILOUS, a. Dangerous; hazardous; full of risk; as a perilous undertaking; a perilous situation.
1. Vulgarly used for very, like mighty; as perilous shrewd.
2. Smart; witty; as a perilous [parlous boy.]
[Vulgar and obsolete.]
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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