parlous
Example Sentences
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A total electricity breakdown on Monday underscored the parlous state of the economy.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
This isn’t the first time that someone has tried to use AI as a shortcut, with parlous consequences.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
You can make a good argument that this news is bearish for bonds, because it surely raises further questions about parlous finances of the U.S. government.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
Conviction is also driving investors, particularly wealthy Europeans who see huge stakes in the continent’s parlous security situation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
The ex-policeman came on board quietly enough, as befitted a man accustomed to discipline; but the rest, with the exception of old Hansen, who returned early on the previous day, were in a parlous state.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
