parlously
- a word derived from parlous.
Example Sentences
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These acts of lethal self-preservation prove conclusively that he knows who he is and that he fully realizes that his acts are parlously illegal.
From Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema by Vaknin, Samuel
She was directly opposite the Sheridan Building then, waiting for the traffic to thin before she crossed, though other people were risking the passage, darting and halting and dodging parlously.
From The Turmoil, a novel by Tarkington, Booth
You are so parlously in love with Learning, that I'd be glad to know what you understand, Brother; I'm sure you have read all Aristotle.
From The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Volume 2 of 10: Introduction to the Elder Brother by Fletcher, John
As everyone knows, he was always an advocate of Compulsory Universal Service for Home Defence, but he casts no stone at those who so long and parlously delayed to learn their lesson.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917 by Various
"Thou didst fright me parlously, and my coz likewise."
From Men of Iron by Pyle, Howard
