parlous
Pronunciation:
/ˈpɑːləs//ˈpɑɹləs/adjective
Definitions
Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
Example: The situation became parlous when the weather made resupply impossible.
Appalling, dire, terrible.
Example: Those manning the facility were in a parlous state.
Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.
adverb
Definitions
Extremely, very.