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Antonyms for perilously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : per-uh-luhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛr ə ləs



Definition of perilously

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French perillos "perilous, dangerous" (Modern French périlleux) "dangerous, hazardous," from Latin periculosus "dangerous, hazardous," from periculum "a danger, attempt, risk" (see peril). Related: Perilously; perilousness.
  • As in seriously : adv dangerously, critically
  • As in dangerously : adv precariously
  • As in desperately : adv severely
Example sentences :
  • Does it strike you that this is perilously near to being gossip?
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • It was yet touch and go, however, and the breakers were perilously near.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • He filled a glass of wine and waved it perilously near the Colonel's nose.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
  • The invitation might be regarded as perilously near to "cheek."
  • Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Traverse was shocked to find how perilously his orders had been exceeded.
  • Extract from : « Capitola's Peril » by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
  • He began to see how perilously far he had gone in this business.
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • Who is there to replace that perilously piquant diseur Harry Fragson?
  • Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
  • The enthusiast, when not lyrical, is perilously near to boring.
  • Extract from : « Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete » by George Meredith
  • "I ordered this girl to be taken away," she said, perilously.
  • Extract from : « The Adventurers » by Gustave Aimard
  • A wild circle brought them perilously near the cliff, but they missed it.
  • Extract from : « White Fire » by Roy J. Snell

Synonyms for perilously

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