"perilous" meaning in Middle English

See perilous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɛr(i)luːs/, /ˈpar(i)luːs/ Forms: perilouse [plural], perilouse [singular, weak], perilousest [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French perilleus, from Latin perīculōsus; equivalent to peril + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|perilleus}} Old French perilleus, {{der|enm|la|perīculōsus}} Latin perīculōsus, {{af|enm|peril|-ous}} peril + -ous Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|perilouse|||superlative|perilousest|head=}} perilous (plural and weak singular perilouse, superlative perilousest), {{enm-adj|perilouse||perilousest}} perilous (plural and weak singular perilouse, superlative perilousest)
  1. Full of danger or peril; dangerous, harmful, periculous:
    Fatal, mortal; potentially resulting in death.
    Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-perilous-enm-adj-JD0o08Xr Disambiguation of Religion: 72 0 8 20
  2. Full of danger or peril; dangerous, harmful, periculous:
    Scary, frightening; inducing horror and psychological damage.
    Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-perilous-enm-adj-i6piBaGG Disambiguation of Emotions: 21 38 21 21
  3. Full of danger or peril; dangerous, harmful, periculous:
    (Late Middle English) Religiously harmful or hurtful
    Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-perilous-enm-adj-17AihTXd Categories (other): Late Middle English
  4. Full of danger or peril; dangerous, harmful, periculous:
    (Late Middle English) Unfortunate; experiencing bad luck.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-perilous-enm-adj-NuvSaWVJ Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: perillous, perelous, perlious, pereilous, perlous, perylous, perylus, periluse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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