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单词 periculant
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periculantadj.

Brit. /pᵻˈrɪkjᵿlənt/, /pəˈrɪkjᵿln̩t/, U.S. /pəˈrɪkjələnt/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perīculant-, perīculāns.
Etymology: < classical Latin perīculant-, perīculāns, present participle of perīculārī to be in danger (rare) < perīculum danger (see peril n.).
Endangered, exposed to peril.Apparently only in the writings of W. D. Howells.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger
unsurea1400
periclitate1525
dangeredc1604
endangered1609
unsafea1616
perdua1625
insecure1655
imperilled1656
unsecure1656
naufrageous1694
perilled1819
jeopardized1864
periculant1882
at-risk1965
1882 W. D. Howells in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 9/1 The House of Correction is not a purgatory even, out of which one can hopefully undertake to pray periculant spirits.
1901 W. D. Howells Heroines of Fiction II. 166 He recognized and portrayed the innocently adventuring, unconsciously periculant American maiden.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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