perilously

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perilously - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F.
     p['e]rilleux, L. periculosus. See Peril.] [Written also
     perillous.]
     1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous;
        hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
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              Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton.
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     2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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              For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster] -- Per"il*ous*ly, adv. --
        Per"il*ous*ness, n.
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perilously - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  perilously
      adv 1: in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to
             falling off the ledge" [syn: perilously, hazardously,
             dangerously]