Parlous

/ˈpɑːləs/

adjective

  1. Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.

    The situation became parlous when the weather made resupply impossible.

  2. Appalling, dire, terrible.

    Those manning the facility were in a parlous state.

  3. Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.

adverb

  1. Extremely, very.

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