(adj) fraught with danger, Syn. perilous, precarious, touch-and-go, Example:dangerous waters; a parlous journey on stormy seas; a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat; the precarious life of an undersea diver; dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
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