perilous
Adjective Satellite
- fraught with danger
- "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"
Adj
- Dangerous, full of peril.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, equivalent to peril + -ous, from the noun peril, or from Latin perīculōsus. Doublet of periculous.
Synonyms
parlous, precarious, touch-and-go
Scrabble Score: 10
perilous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordperilous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
perilous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
perilous is a valid Words With Friends word