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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Pär'loüs, a.

adjective

a. [For perloüs, and this contracted from perilous. See PERLOUS and PERILOUS.] [Obs.]

  1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. “A parlous snuffling.” Beau. & Fl.
  2. Inclined to expose one's self to peril; venturesome; notable; striking; exceeding; keen. “A parlous boy.” Shak. “A parlous wit.” Dryden.