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dan·ger·ous  (dnjr-s)
adj.
1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
2. Being able or likely to do harm.

danger·ous·ly adv.
danger·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.dangerously - in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"

dangerously
adverb
1. seriously, badly, severely, gravely, critically, acutely, grievously He is dangerously ill.
2. perilously, alarmingly, carelessly, precariously, recklessly, daringly, riskily, harmfully, hazardously, unsafely, unsecurely He rushed downstairs dangerously fast.
Translations
dangerously [ˈdeɪndʒrəslɪ] ADVpeligrosamente, de forma peligrosa
he was driving dangerously close to the car in frontconducía tan pegado al coche de delante que era peligroso
I came dangerously close to hitting himfaltó muy poco para que le pegara
he didn't die, but he came dangerously close to itno murió, pero estuvo a punto or le faltó poco
to drive dangerouslyconducir de forma temeraria (Jur) → conducir con imprudencia temeraria
dangerously highpeligrosamente alto
to be dangerously illestar gravemente enfermo
to live dangerously (= take risks) → llevar una vida arriesgada, vivir al límite
go on, live dangerously, have another glass of wine! (hum) → venga, un día es un día, ¡tómate otra copa de vino!
dangerously lowpeligrosamente bajo
dangerously [ˈdeɪndʒərəsli] adv
[close, high, low] → dangereusement
dangerously ill → très gravement malade
to live dangerously → vivre dangereusement
[drive] → dangereusement
danger signal nsignal m d'alarme
danger zone nzone f dangereuse
dangerously
advgefährlich; low, highbedenklich; driverücksichtslos; the deadline is getting dangerously closeder Termin rückt bedenklich nahe; she was dangerously illsie war todkrank, sie schwebte in Lebensgefahr; let’s live dangerously for oncelass uns einmal etwas riskieren
dangerously [ˈdeɪndʒrəslɪ] adv (gen) → pericolosamente; (wounded) → gravemente
dangerously ill → in pericolo di vita, gravemente malato/a
dangerously [ˈdeɪndʒrəslɪ] adv (gen) → pericolosamente; (wounded) → gravemente
dangerously ill → in pericolo di vita, gravemente malato/a


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"Well, my dear," she said, "poor Dinah Brown has just had a letter brought to say that her mother is dangerously ill, and that she must go directly if she wishes to see her alive.
The wanton wind had been so busily kissing them all the morning that they were quite dry, so I was able to find room for them in my knapsack without danger to the other contents; and, with a hasty good-day to their recent possessor, I set off at full speed to find a secure nook where I could throw myself down on the grass, and let loose the absurd laughter that was dangerously bottled up within me; but even before I do that it behoves me if possible to vindicate my sanity to the reader.
So he rode away, and when he reached his father, the latter was dangerously ill, and near his death.
 
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