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parlous

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Some economists argue that the parlous state of the middle class is being disguised by poor accounting.

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One day, while walking the dog, Joel weighed in on the parlous state of the federal minimum wage.

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They also counted on exploiting Honduras's parlous state of affairs among frightened voters.

Cities in parlous financial condition often need creditors to keep going.

It could happen here—and in 2010, a parlous American economy did give the GOP a robust midterm triumph.

Not since Harry Truman has a president taken office at a more parlous moment.

Twelve months earlier, under guidance of Land League, Ireland was in a parlous state.

He resented what he imagined as being the knowledge these boon companions boasted of his parlous state.

If the forgiveness of our debtors is a condition precedent to our own forgiveness, most of us are in a parlous state.

These were no doubt fearful of boring the Christians whose precious society the Jew enjoyed on a parlous tenure.

What a mercy poor Whitefoot was sure footed, and did not stumble, for the way was parlous difficult.

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On this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to parlous, such as: adventurous, alarming, bad, breakneck, chancy, and critical.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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