Meaning & use
perilous
Full of danger or risk; likely to result in serious harm.
See it in a sentence
The climbers faced a perilous descent as the storm closed in around them.
Crossing the flooded river on foot was far too perilous to attempt.
A note on using this word
Perilous is more literary and dramatic than the everyday word dangerous.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
safesecure
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