Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perlous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-lous
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of perilous.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more perlous (comparative) most perlous (superlative)

Questions

What does perlous mean?
Obsolete form of perilous.

How to pronounce perlous

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