perilously
In a perilous mannerIn a perilous manner.
Recorded US: Speaker: Neøn Recorder: Neøn, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom was perilously close to the edge of the cliff.
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1 sensesIn a perilous manner.
in a dangerous manner
Examples
3 sentencesTom was perilously close to the edge of the cliff.
The top spun perilously close to the edge of the table.
deDer Kreisel rotierte gefährlich nah an der Tischkante. — faehrmann
Due to overfishing, some fish stocks are now at perilously low levels.
deAufgrund von Überfischung sind einige Fischbestände inzwischen auf einem gefährlich niedrigen Niveau. — faehrmann
Origin
From Middle English perilously; equivalent to perilous + -ly.From Middle English perilously; equivalent to perilous + -ly.
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Forms
more perilously, most perilously| Comparative | more perilously Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most perilously |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- in a dangerous manner:hazardouslydangerously
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.