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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Perilous \Per"il*ous\, adjective [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. p['e]rilleux, 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}, adverb -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, noun
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