Synonyms for perilously

Grammar : Adv

Spell : per-uh-luhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛr ə ləs

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Définition 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

Antonyms for perilously

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