Definitions
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Word origin
From Middle English peril, from Old French peril, from Latin perīculum. Doublet of periculum.
Used in a sentence
“Your life is in peril.”
“the perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc.)”
“And are we, Mr. President, who stood by our country then, who threw open our coffers, who bared our bosoms, who freely perilled all in that conflict, to be reproached with want of attachment to the Union?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Risky state”5 letters
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