Word: perilous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: per
il
ous
Definition: Dangerous, full of peril.
Morphemes:
Affix: peril
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: perīculum
Language: la
Decoded: periculum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: risk, hazard, danger, peril
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of