Crossword clues for perilousness
perilousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perilousness
Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. p['e]rilleux, L. periculosus. See Peril.] [Written also perillous.]
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Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds.
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Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.]
--Latimer.For I am perilous with knife in hand.
--Chaucer. [1913 Webster] -- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. -- Per"il*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
perilousness
n. The quality of being perilous.
WordNet
perilousness
n. the state of being dangerous [syn: hazardousness]
Usage examples of "perilousness".
There, in the solitude afforded him by the perilousness of his surroundings, he contemplated the path he had walked so far, the place he stood now, and the journey that still lay before him.