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After the assassination of my wife, our nation was perilously close to civil strife. If I, as the co-chairman of the Party, had asked my people to take to the streets, the very existence of the federation would have been threatened.
Asif Ali Zardari

Meaning of "perilously" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERILOUSLY

perilously  [ˈpɛrələslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERILOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perilously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PERILOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of perilously in the English dictionary

The definition of perilously in the dictionary is in a very hazardous or dangerous manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERILOUSLY


anomalously
əˈnɒmələslɪ
carelessly
ˈkɛələslɪ
cheerlessly
ˈtʃɪələslɪ
colorlessly
ˈkʌlələslɪ
colourlessly
ˈkʌlələslɪ
effortlessly
ˈɛfətləslɪ
endlessly
ˈɛndləslɪ
fearlessly
ˈfɪələslɪ
flawlessly
ˈflɔːləslɪ
frivolously
ˈfrɪvələslɪ
hopelessly
ˈhəʊpləslɪ
libellously
ˈlaɪbələslɪ
marvellously
ˈmɑːvələslɪ
marvelously
ˈmɑːvələslɪ
meticulously
məˈtɪkjʊləslɪ
peerlessly
ˈpɪələslɪ
ridiculously
rɪˈdɪkjʊləslɪ
scandalously
ˈskændələslɪ
seamlessly
ˈsiːmləslɪ
tirelessly
ˈtaɪələslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERILOUSLY

perihelia
perihelial
perihelion
perihepatic
perihepatitis
perikaryal
perikaryon
peril
perilla
perilous
perilousness
perilune
perilymph
perimenopausal
perimenopause
perimeter
perimeter fence
perimeter wall
perimetral
perimetric

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERILOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
continuously
curiously
dangerously
deliciously
deviously
enormously
famously
generously
hilariously
obviously
outrageously
previously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of perilously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perilously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERILOUSLY

Find out the translation of perilously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perilously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perilously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

危险地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peligrosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

perilously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खतरनाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опасно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perigosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perilously
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dangereusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gefährlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

危険なくらい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위험 할 정도로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perilously
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cách nguy hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆபத்தான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धोक्याचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tehlikeli bir şekilde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pericolosamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebezpiecznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небезпечно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

periculos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικίνδυνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevaarlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perilously
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perilously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perilously

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERILOUSLY»

The term «perilously» is regularly used and occupies the 102.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERILOUSLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perilously

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4 QUOTES WITH «PERILOUSLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perilously.
1
Irving Babbitt
Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon.
2
Charles M. Blow
I'm trying to illuminate how perilously narrow we draw the concepts of masculinity and sexuality in our male culture - particularly in black male culture - and to help people to see that there's room enough for everyone.
3
Athol Fugard
There are times in my 30 years in the theater that I have come perilously close to losing faith in the one form of action I have in this life.
4
Asif Ali Zardari
After the assassination of my wife, our nation was perilously close to civil strife. If I, as the co-chairman of the Party, had asked my people to take to the streets, the very existence of the federation would have been threatened.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERILOUSLY»

Discover the use of perilously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perilously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Finance Ethics: Critical Issues in Theory and Practice
PERILOUSLY. CLOSE. TO. THE. WORST-CASE. SCENARIO. Consider what is apparently a distressingly common scenario. The positions of CEO and board chairperson are separated, but the separate chairperson is not independent. So the ...
John R. Boatright, 2010
2
Private
Gatlianne. perilously close perilously close to falling teetering on the edge hiding from what might have been running from what was safely alone afraid of what could be perilously close to falling fearful of losing me choices on one hand there  ...
Gatlianne, 2009
3
Intermediate Robot Building
Perilously. Stacking. Sockets. In early testing of the daughterboard, one ofthe motors activated intermittently when it should ... DAUGHTERBOARD Difficulty Accessing the Motherboard Relocating the Power Switch Perilously Stacking Sockets.
David Cook, 2010
4
Grave injustice: Unearthing Wrongful Executions
PERILoUsLY. CLosE. TO. SIMPLE. MURDER”. Three of the judges who voted against Herrera believed that his new evidence was not sufficiently persuasive to warrant a hearing. The other three concurring justices, however, indicated that it ...
Richard A. Stack, 2013
5
Smart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America
Perilously. Far. to. East. In a rousing speech to an enthusiastic crowd in Lithuania —one of the seven countries NATO leaders have invited to join the alliance— George Bush affirmed a commitment that may come back to haunt a future U.S. ...
Ted Galen Carpenter, 2008
6
The Training of the Twelve: Or, Passages Out of the Gospels, ...
He speaks thereon with oracular confidence, offering to us not the frail raft of a probable opinion, whereon we may perilously sail down the stream of life towards death ; but the strong ship of a divine word, wherein one may sail securely, ...
Alexander Balmain Bruce, 1871
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Middle English Dictionary
(Rsnb l57) B.2205: Perelous [vrr. perilouse, perlouse; gre- uously; Heng: al be it so pat she perilously be wounded, we shullen do so ententif bisynesse. . pat. . she shal be hool & sound as soone as is possible]. (al470) Malory Wks. 669/27: ...
Sherman M Kuhn, 1982
8
Going by Contraries: Robert Frost's Conflict with Science
"Life," wrote Frost, "sways perilously at the confluence of opposing forces. Poetry in general plays perilously in the same wild place. In particular it plays perilously between truth and make-believe."3 ' A justification of Frost's familiar method of ...
Robert Bernard Hass, 2002
9
Like a Hurricane (Mills & Boon Desire)
This was gratitude and appreciationandhope and...dear God, something perilously close toafeeling she'd never knownand never wanted to know. “I can't payyou.” He grinned and glanced at thetable. “I'll work forpeanut butter.” Yes, indeed.
Roxanne St. Claire, 2014
10
Shifting Ground: Reinventing Landscape in Modern American Poetry
"Life sways perilously at the confluence of opposing forces. Poetry in general plays perilously in the same wild place. In particular it plays perilously between truth and make believe. It might be extravagant poetry to call it true make believe  ...
Bonnie. COSTELLO, Bonnie Costello, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERILOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perilously is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MP COLUMN: Blaming Brown is ludicrous
Even the Daily Mail – hardly a friend of the Labour Party – recorded that: “The political leaders of Europe, who had come so perilously close to ... «Spalding Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Watch as two kind cops help a family of ducks who got lost in St …
With cars passing perilously close, the two male officers guided the flock along the town's Bridge Street on Friday July 22, using their bodies as ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
Baseball and the Clock.
I remembered this at the Twins game last night, when the New York team -- mostly Alex Rodriguez -- placed the game perilously close to the ... «Twins Daily, Jul 15»
4
Michael Schumacher Recovery Update: Former Ferrari Boss Calls …
But then, just over a year later, he was involved in a tragic accident in the French Alps that has left him perilously ill for two years now. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
5
Frozen moments of split-second decision
Sometimes, such as the case of slipping on the rocks so high up, these moments are immediately, perilously recognizable. Other times, the ... «Valdosta Daily Times, Jul 15»
6
Royal Navy hit by rising tide of sick leave putting strain on already …
In 2013 General Sir Nicholas Houghton, head of UK armed forces said: “The Royal Navy is perilously close to its critical mass in terms of ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Memories of a Kokoda Digger
The advance had taken the numerically superior Japanese force, which also outgunned the Diggers, perilously close to New Guinea's capital ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
8
Watch out when attention turns to Britain's huge deficit
... that three or four rate-setters could opt for an increase as soon as the August or September MPC meetings – perilously close to the five-vote, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Mountain bikers take to ski slope in Megavalanche race
They speed down the glacier perilously close to sheer drop before the trail opens up into a wide plain, allowing them to descend at up to ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
10
CATF's 'The Full Catastrophe'; or, marriage à la mode
... to collapse and leaving him perilously vulnerable—a fact he does his best to hide. It's a great interpretative performance for this young actor. «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»

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