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Meaning of "parlous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARLOUS

Perlous, variant of perilous.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARLOUS

parlous  [ˈpɑːləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARLOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parlous can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PARLOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of parlous in the English dictionary

The first definition of parlous in the dictionary is dangerous or difficult. Other definition of parlous is cunning. Parlous is also extremely.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARLOUS


acaulous
eɪˈkɔːləs
acoelous
eɪˈsiːləs
amphicoelous
ˌæmfɪˈsiːləs
carless
ˈkɑːləs
clawless
ˈklɔːləs
coreless
ˈkɔːləs
feeless
ˈfiːləs
flawless
ˈflɔːləs
floorless
ˈflɔːləs
hueless
ˈhjuːləs
issueless
ˈɪʃuːləs
Iulus
aɪˈjuːləs
jawless
ˈdʒɔːləs
opisthocoelous
əˌpɪsθəˈsiːləs
procoelous
prəʊˈsiːləs
scarless
ˈskɑːləs
scoreless
ˈskɔːləs
shoeless
ˈʃuːləs
thawless
ˈθɔːləs
treeless
ˈtriːləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARLOUS

parliamentarism
parliamentary
parliamentary agent
parliamentary candidate
Parliamentary Commissioner
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary election
parliamentary government
parliamentary inquiry
Parliamentary Labour Party
parliamentary private secretary
parliamentary privilege
parliamentary secretary
parlor car
parlour
parlour game
parlourmaid
parlously
parlousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARLOUS

anomalous
callous
cancellous
cellulous
edentulous
fabulous
frivolous
ghetto fabulous
jealous
libelous
marvellous
meticulous
miraculous
perilous
populous
ridiculous
scandalous
unscrupulous
villous
zealous

Synonyms and antonyms of parlous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PARLOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «parlous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of parlous

Translation of «parlous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARLOUS

Find out the translation of parlous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parlous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parlous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lamentable
570 millions of speakers

English

parlous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जोखिमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحفوفة بالمخاطر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бедственное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parlous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপজ্জনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

précaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Parlous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

desolaten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

狡猾な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몹시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parlous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tinh ranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆபத்தான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı derecede
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

periglioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opłakany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тяжке
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

riscat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επισφαλούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haglike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parlous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parlous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parlous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARLOUS»

The term «parlous» is regularly used and occupies the 92.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARLOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parlous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parlous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parlous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARLOUS»

Discover the use of parlous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parlous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parlous Passion: Cautionary Short Stories of Impulse, ...
Throughout these stories are indelible human beings striving for whatever grace and love their circumstances offer, as well as unforgettable characters jousting with fate even if the deck is stacked against any chance of victory.
Richard Vaughn, Richard Vaughn, 2010
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Parlous Times; a Novel of Modern Diplomacy
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
David Dwight Wells, 2012
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The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and ...
Perils of Parlous. These are parlous times. Make that observation in a speech, and each member of your audience will frown and nod, joining in the general worriment. One or two misfits will be wondering, “Does the speaker mean parlous or ...
William Safire, 2007
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Death, Danger and Sometimes Christmas: 30 Parlous Verses for ...
No, no, that's not it either. This is in fact a collection of poems of largely personal consequence collected together for the first time to prevent the author from having to look all over the house for them. Including the garage.
Joseph McMullin, 2003
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Parlous Angels
Ed Southern's stories are about hard work and hard times and what is required of a boy to become a man in such a place and time.
Ed Southern, 2009
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Shakspeare's Himself Again: Or, The Language of the Poet ...
By 'rlakin, a parlous fear. Parlous, a word corrupted from perilous, i. e. dangerous. So Phaer and Twyne translate Virg. 2En. lib. vii. 302 : " What good did Scylla me ? What could prevail Charybdis wood ? " Or Sirtes parlous sands." Steev.
Andrew Becket, 1815
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Berlaken, a parlous feare. Star. I beleeue we muft leaue the killing out, when all is done. Bot. Not a whit, I haue a deuice to make all well. Write me a Prologue, and let the Prologue feeme to fay, we will do no harme with our fwords, and that ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
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The Oxford Handbook of Tudor Drama
912; R. W Hanning, “'You Have Begun a Parlous Pleye”: The Nature and Limits of Dramatic Mimesis as a Theme in Four Middle English “Fall of Lucifer” Cycle Plays ', Comparative Drama 7 (1973), 22-50. City of God, 11:21, p. 475. See also the ...
Thomas Betteridge, Greg Walker, 2012
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
York. Grandam, his nurse. Duch. His nurse ! why, she was dead ere thou wast born. York. If 'twere not she, I cannot tell who told me. Q. Eliz. A parlous boy 1 : Go to, you are too shrewd. Arch. Good madam, be not angry with the child. Q. Eliz.
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edward Capell, 1821
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Shakspeare's himself again; or the language of the poet asserted
By'rlakin, a parlous fear. - Parlous, a word corrupted from perilous, I. e. dangerous. So Phaer and Twyne translate Virg. j£n. lib. vji. SOS : " What good did Scylla me ? What could prevail Charybdis wood ? " Of Sirtes parlous sands." Steev.
Andrew Becket, 1815

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARLOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parlous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Evaluating OpenStack vs. VMware for private cloud
In hybrid clouds, data is transferred between public and private clouds, but the parlous state of WAN communications, especially in the U.S., makes this a ... «TechTarget, Jul 15»
2
Here's how to get Uber to deliver free ice cream to your office
Request your ice cream parlous and Wall's Cornettos will wing their way to you within minutes. Simple enough, right? Theoretically, yes, but ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
3
There should be a comprehensive upgrading of Bourda market
This structure of colonial heritage is in such a parlous state that it cannot accommodate what vendors there still are. The dysfunctional city ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
4
NDLEA Fights Drug War with Strength of will Alone
The Agency's headquarters building in Ikoyi which was inherited from the defunct NIA at inception is in a parlous state and without any room for ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
5
It Is Time to Dispel the Myth That Labour's '83 Manifesto Was Too …
Back then, despite the parlous state of an economy exhausted after the Second World War, Labour came to power committed to governing in ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
6
Europe's plastics industry fails to surf oil windfall
“Up until the fall in the oil price we had a situation where the European chemical industry was in a pretty parlous state generally because of the ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
7
Editorial: Measuring voters' confidence in St. Louis. Yes on 1 (and …
... targeting city employees, their friends and families and frequent voters likely to believe the city must invest in its future, however parlous the ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
8
Lloyds shareholders in £350m claim win disclosure battle
According to The Guardian, they claim they were not properly informed about the parlous state of the bank's finances and in particular lifelines ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
9
Bailout won't solve crude economy
Years of opacity shrouding the finances of state authorities mean that people did not raise the alarm over the parlous financial situation until too ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
10
Castle Hill's oldest house: work can go on but threat of prosecution …
He said it has been in a “parlous condition” for about 15 year and the neighbours were pleased something was being done about it at last. «getreading, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Parlous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/parlous>. Apr 2024 ».
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