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单词 periculous
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periculousadj.

Brit. /pᵻˈrɪkjᵿləs/, U.S. /pəˈrɪkjələs/
Forms: 1500s periculis, 1500s periculus, 1500s peryculis, 1500s– periculous.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perīculōsus.
Etymology: < classical Latin perīculōsus dangerous, full of danger < perīculum danger, peril (see peril n.) + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Middle French périculeux (1576; re-formed in French in the 19th cent.), Italian pericoloso , periculoso (a1294 as periculoso ), German perikelos , perikulos (c1478). Compare earlier perilous adj.
= perilous adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective]
plightlyOE
wothea1300
perilousc1300
wickeda1375
plightfula1400
dreadfulc1400
parlous?a1425
shrewd1482
danger1488
dangerous1490
periculous1533
dangerful1548
dangersome1567
craggy1582
perilsome1593
endangering1601
unsafe1621
imperilous1645
ugly1654
warm1726
neck-break1756
wanchancy1768
uncanny1785
unchancy1786
nasty1828
unhealthy1915
windy1919
1533 in R. K. Hannay Acts Lords of Council Public Affairs (1932) 400 And the punct is rycht periculous to thaim, for and thai excede thar boundis in thar executioun [etc.].
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. iiiiv In periculus causes one Chierurgion ought to consult with an other.
a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) III. 28 Driven toward the Mouth of this Water, wher is no Haven, but periculus Rokkes.
1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) iv. xii. 187 Saturne..doth cause these periculous periods.
1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 20 Periculous tempestivities, hard Seasons.
1724 J. Maubray Female Physician vii. 325 To defend it [sc. an infant] from the many periculous Contingencies, to which the Tenderness of its Body..expose it.
1798 Phthisiologia 41 Disposing pow'r, of periculous state, That drifts the body to its wayward fate.
1835 J. Hogg in Fraser's Mag. 11 359 'Tis really ridiculous To turn into frolic a case so periculous.
1856 L. M. Sargent Dealings with Dead II. xcvii. 380 This is, too frequently, a periculous experiment.
1900 G. W. Wetmore Mother Goose for Grown-ups 84 She said. ‘In fact, I much prefer to ride.’ And..the gay old lady did so—and astride! Now this was most periculous.
1959 A. A. MacGregor Phantom Footsteps iii. 70 The mountain's precipitous upper slopes at the time were treacherously encased in ice, its ravines deceptively filled with periculous snow.
1997 Precision Marketing (Nexis) 8 Dec. 13 Their interest..in a multi-disciplined approach is a periculous point to ignore.

Derivatives

periculousness n. Obsolete rare danger, risk.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > quality
dangerousness1530
periculousness1547
parlousness1565
perilousness1571
insafety1641
precariousness1798
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. Proheme f. Cx Phlebothomy, the whiche I dyd neuer vse in this matter considerynge the peryculisnes of it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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