Word: parlous
Phonetic:
/ˈpɑːləs/Listen:
Attended with peril; dangerous, risky. Example: The situation became parlous when the weather made resupply impossible.
Appalling, dire, terrible. Example: Those manning the facility were in a parlous state.
Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.
Extremely, very.
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