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the quality or state of being risky or dangerous
- Crossing the icy mountains in winter tested the limits of human endurance due to the sheer perilousness of the conditions.
- Tests of new flying technologies often push the boundaries of what is possible yet also increase the perilousness of failure.
- Stunt performances embrace calculated risks yet also acknowledge the inherent perilousness of even rehearsed maneuvers.
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