perilous

English

Etymology

From Old French perilleus, from the noun peril, or from Latin perīculōsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpeɹ.ɪ.ləs/, /pɛɹ.l̩.əs/
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Adjective

perilous (comparative more perilous, superlative most perilous)

Dangerous, full of peril.

Derived terms

perilously

Related terms

peril

Translations

dangerous, full of peril

Catalan: perillós
Danish: farlig (da)
Dutch: gevaarlijk (nl)
Finnish: vaarallinen (fi), hengenvaarallinen (fi)
French: périlleux (fr)
German: gefährlich (de), gefahrvoll (de)
Greek: επικίνδυνος (el) (epikíndynos)
Icelandic: hættulegur (is), háskalegur (is)
Italian: pericoloso (it), rischioso (it) m
Japanese: 危ない (ja)

Latin: periculosus (la)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: farlig, farefull

Nynorsk: farefull
Polish: niebezpieczny (pl) m
Portuguese: periculoso, arriscado (pt) m, perigoso (pt) m
Russian: опа́сный (ru) (opásnyj), риско́ванный (ru) (riskóvannyj)
Spanish: peligroso (es) m
Swedish: farlig (sv)

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