Per"il*ous (?), a. [OF.
perillous, perilleus, F. périlleux, L.
periculosus. See Peril.] [Written also
perillous.] 1. Full of, attended with, or
involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous
undertaking.
Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous
wilds.
Milton.
2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.]
Latimer.
For I am perilous with knife in
hand.
Chaucer.
-- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. --
Per"il*ous*ness, n.