parlous

parlous is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.
2. adjective. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen.
3. adjective. fraught with danger

   "dangerous waters"

   "a parlous journey on stormy seas"

   Synonyms: perilous, precarious

Synonyms

perilous, precarious

Common word forms

parlously, parlousness

Words from these letters

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