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
- 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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