periculous

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adjective

dangerous, hazardous, perilous

OriginLatin periculosus →
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Meanings

adjectivepericulous (comparative more periculous, superlative most periculous)

comparative more periculous · superlative most periculous

  1. dangerous, hazardous, perilous

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dangerousgrievousparloustreacherous

Origin

  1. Latinpericulosus“dangerous, hazardous, perilous”
  2. Englishpericulous

Borrowed from Latin periculosus (“dangerous, hazardous, perilous”). Doublet of perilous.

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APA

periculous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periculous

MLA

“periculous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periculous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periculous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periculous.

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