perilous
/pɛɹ.l̩.əs/adjective
Involving serious danger or risk.
Example sentence
- “The climbers faced a perilous descent in the fading light.”
More literary than 'dangerous'. A journey or a climb is perilous; a household chemical is just dangerous.
Related words
permeateThe watery liquid left over as a by-product when milk is processed.perfunctoryDone quickly and without real care or interest, merely because it has to be done.perpetualContinuing forever or seeming never to end.perennialContinuing or staying active through the whole year, or without ever stopping.perpetuateTo make something continue existing, often longer than it should.peremptoryIn law, an objection that removes a potential juror without the lawyer having to give a reason.