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English Dictionary: perilously by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perilously
adv
  1. in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"
    Synonym(s): perilously, hazardously, dangerously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F.
      p[82]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also
      {perillous}.]
      1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous;
            hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
  
                     Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton.
  
      2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer.
  
                     For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer.
            -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n.
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