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PERILOUSLY

\pˈɛɹɪləsli], \pˈɛɹɪləsli], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_l_ə_s_l_i]\

Definitions of PERILOUSLY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Dangerously.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Dangerously.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Dangerously.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

adv. Dangerously; with hazard.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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