Definition of Parlous. Meaning of Parlous. Synonyms of Parlous

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Definition of Parlous

Parlous
Parlous Par"lous, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.] 1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] ``A parlous snuffing.' --Beau. & Fl. 2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] ``A parlous boy.' --Shak. ``A parlous wit.' --Dryden. -- Par"lous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.]

Meaning of Parlous from wikipedia

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- contend that Stalin did not plan for such an attack in June 1941, given the parlous state of the Red Army at the time of the invasion. Stalin's re****tion...
- Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam referred to the American presidency's "parlous position" without the direct wording of the Watergate scandal during Question...
- For the earls themselves, the prospect was not so positive: due to the parlous state of the royal finances, most of them did not receive a minimum of...
- scouting network and coaching structure and the club's finances were in a parlous state. This led to the club selling its top striker Tony Hateley to Chelsea...
- was unable to complete his coronation service, however, because of the parlous state of politics in Rome, which at the time was a den of 'heresy' and...
- and economic decline. Spain was especially affected, due in part to the parlous economic situation, particularly in Castile, where the po****tion dropped...
- approached the British Agent s****ing manumission, a reflection of the parlous state of the pearling fleet and its owners. In 1934, Sheikh Rashid concluded...
- Retrieved 28 June 2008. Anthony Grafton and Robert B. Townsend, "The Parlous Paths of the Profession" Perspectives on History (Sept. 2008) online Weinert...
- reason critics dubbed these contemporary writers, who also saw England in parlous condition, as "the Auden generation." In 1933, when Poems was reprinted...