Perilously

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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