- Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.
- (a.) Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). parlous. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/parlous/definitions/2042286 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "parlous" http://smartdefine.org/parlous/definitions/2042286 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "parlous" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/parlous/definitions/2042286> |