Perilsome
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characterised or marked by peril; perilous
"In which regard it was considered of by the common table of the cupbearers what a perilsome thing it was to let any stranger or out-dweller approach so near the precincts of the prince as the great chamber without examining what he was and giving him his pass."
Example
More examples"In which regard it was considered of by the common table of the cupbearers what a perilsome thing it was to let any stranger or out-dweller approach so near the precincts of the prince as the great chamber without examining what he was and giving him his pass."
Etymology
From peril + -some.
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