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Definition of parlous in English: parlousadjective ˈpɑːləsˈpɑrləs humorous, archaic Full of danger or uncertainty; precarious. 〈古或幽默〉充满危险的；不可预料的；不稳定的 the parlous state of the economy 经济的不稳定状态。 the General's position was parlous 将军的地位岌岌可危。 Example sentencesExamples - Finally, I want to talk quite seriously about the parlous state of politics in this House.
- We come in day after day, lament the parlous state of the telecoms industry and resolve on a regular basis to get new means of employment.
- And how do you sap the energy of the insurgency when the parlous state of the economy keeps everyone desperately poor?
- That is not a high level of income, but when one considers a number of other issues one finds that it is becoming even more difficult and parlous for people to live on it.
- The railways emerged in a parlous state, in dire need of a major overhaul.
Synonyms bad, dire, dreadful, awful, terrible, appalling, frightful, grave, serious, desperate, precarious, uncertain, touch-and-go, difficult, unsafe, perilous, dangerous, risky pitiful, wretched, sorry, poor, lamentable, woeful, hopeless informal dicey, hairy, lousy British informal dodgy, chronic
adverb ˈpɑːləsˈpɑrləs archaic Greatly or excessively. 〈古〉极其，非常 她非常端庄。 Example sentencesExamples - Is the state of American political fiction really so parlous perilous?
Derivativesadverb noun In my submission, it is significant, because this document demonstrates that in practical terms this venture was in the same state of parlousness as was the venture considered in Jekos.
OriginLate Middle English: contraction of perilous. Definition of parlous in US English: parlousadjectiveˈpɑrləsˈpärləs humorous, archaic Full of danger or uncertainty; precarious. 〈古或幽默〉充满危险的；不可预料的；不稳定的 the parlous state of the economy 经济的不稳定状态。 Example sentencesExamples - Finally, I want to talk quite seriously about the parlous state of politics in this House.
- The railways emerged in a parlous state, in dire need of a major overhaul.
- That is not a high level of income, but when one considers a number of other issues one finds that it is becoming even more difficult and parlous for people to live on it.
- And how do you sap the energy of the insurgency when the parlous state of the economy keeps everyone desperately poor?
- We come in day after day, lament the parlous state of the telecoms industry and resolve on a regular basis to get new means of employment.
Synonyms bad, dire, dreadful, awful, terrible, appalling, frightful, grave, serious, desperate, precarious, uncertain, touch-and-go, difficult, unsafe, perilous, dangerous, risky
adverbˈpɑrləsˈpärləs archaic Greatly or excessively. 〈古〉极其，非常 她非常端庄。 Example sentencesExamples - Is the state of American political fiction really so parlous perilous?
OriginLate Middle English: contraction of perilous. |