perilous
adjective
[ ˈpɛrɪləs ]
• full of danger or risk.
• "a perilous journey south"
Similar:
dangerous,
fraught with danger,
hazardous,
risky,
unsafe,
treacherous,
precarious,
vulnerable,
uncertain,
insecure,
critical,
desperate,
exposed,
at risk,
in jeopardy,
in danger,
touch-and-go,
problematic,
difficult,
hairy,
dicey,
gnarly,
parlous,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French perillous, from Latin periculosus, from periculum ‘danger’ (see peril).
