parlous

/ˈpɑːləs/

IPA: /P AA1 R L AH0 S/

adjective

1
Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
“The situation became parlous when the weather made resupply impossible.”
2
Appalling, dire, terrible.
“Those manning the facility were in a parlous state.”
3
Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.

adverb

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