adj. fraught with uncertainty risk or danger.
Ireland had been through parlous times in the past.
Ireland had been through parlous times in the past.
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dangerous; adventurous; alarming; bad; breakneck
careful; safe; secure; unhazardous
2 syllables
par-lous
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