Word: parlous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: par
lous
Definition: Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
Morphemes:
Affix: parlous
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: perīculum
Language: la
Decoded: periculum
Meaning: danger, hazard, peril, risk
Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives