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perilously |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perilously adv : in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge" [syn: {hazardously}, {dangerously}]
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