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perilous

/ˈpeɹələs/PEH-ruh-luhs
/ˈpɛɹələs/PEH-ruh-luhs

Meaningfull of peril

Common meaning: very dangerous

Journey through time

  1. Latinpericlum‘periculum, danger’source
  2. Frenchperilsource
  3. Middle Englishperilsource
  4. Englishperil‘serious danger’
  5. Englishformed in English from perilperilous‘very dangerous’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from peril + -ous.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PERIL, p.435 · scan

Source words

  • periclum Latin · source word “periculum, danger”

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