Perilous and Unctuous

Perilous

Perilous adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.

Unctuous and perilous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unctuous" instead an adjective "Perilous".

Nearby Words: peril, perilously, periled

Unctuous

Unctuous adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.

Perilous and unctuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Perilous" instead an adjective "Unctuous".

Nearby Word: unctuously
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