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perilous

adj
/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/

Etymology

From Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, equivalent to peril + -ous, from the noun peril, or from Latin perīculōsus. Doublet of periculous.

  1. derived from perīculōsus
  2. derived from perilleus
  3. inherited from perilous

Definitions

  1. Dangerous, full of peril.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at perilous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at perilous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at perilous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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