a. Perilous. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OF. perillous, perilleus, F. périlleux, L. periculosus. See Peril. ]
Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
For I am perilous with knife in hand. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
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