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perilously

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per·il·ous  (pr-ls)
adj.
Full of or involving peril; dangerous.

peril·ous·ly adv.
peril·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.perilously - in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"
Translations
perilously [ˈperɪləslɪ] ADVpeligrosamente
the film comes perilously close to kitschla película roza peligrosamente lo cursi
he came perilously close to being caughtpor poco lo agarran
perilously [ˈpɛrələsli] advdangereusement
to be perilously close to sth → être à deux doigts de qch
they came perilously close to being caught → ils ont été à deux doigts de se faire prendre
perilously
advgefährlich; he was clinging perilously to an outcrop of rocker hing lebensgefährlich an einem Felsvorsprung; we came perilously close to bankruptcy/the precipicewir waren dem Bankrott/Abgrund gefährlich nahe; she came perilously close to fallingsie wäre um ein Haar heruntergefallen
perilously [ˈpɛrɪləslɪ] advpericolosamente
they came perilously close to being caught → sono stati a un pelo dall'esser presi
perilously [ˈpɛrɪləslɪ] advpericolosamente
they came perilously close to being caught → sono stati a un pelo dall'esser presi


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There is something perilously sensuous in the relaxation of one's muscles, both of mind and body, after a day thus well spent.
Accurately described, Lord Lydiard's widow was short and fat, and, in the matter of age, perilously near her sixtieth birthday.
On the eleventh night after my latest encounter with that gentleman-- they were all numbered now--I had an alarm that perilously skirted it and that indeed, from the particular quality of its unexpectedness, proved quite my sharpest shock.
 
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