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plightful.

Full of risk or danger; risky; dangerous; perilous.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Full of risk or danger; risky; dangerous; perilous.

  2. Full of plight; plighted; pledged; devoted.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English plightful, plihtful, equivalent to plight + -ful.

adj
  1. Indicating plight; dire; grim; grievous.

  2. Pitiful.

Where this word comes from

From plight + -ful.

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