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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
perilousness
    n 1: the state of being dangerous [syn: hazardousness,
         perilousness]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F.
   p['e]rilleux, L. periculosus. See Peril.] [Written also
   perillous.]
   1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous;
      hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
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            Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton.
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   2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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            For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer.
      [1913 Webster] -- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. --
      Per"il*ous*ness, n.
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