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Definition of Perilously
1. Adverb. In a dangerous manner. "He came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"
Definition of Perilously
1. Adverb. In a perilous manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perilously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perilously
Literary usage of Perilously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Confessions of an English Opium-eater by Thomas De Quincey (1913)
"Sometimes I ran perilously close into my perihelion; sometimes I became frightened,
and wheeled off into a vast cometary aphelion, where for six months ..."
2. Unsoundness of Mind by Thomas Smith Clouston (1911)
"... and the delight of .the world, she seems not to have been able to do so without
often treading perilously near the confines of the morbid. ..."
3. Our Journey Around the World: An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of by Francis Edward Clark, Harriet Elizabeth Clark (1895)
"Sometimes the rickety wagon would sway perilously on the verge of a rocky precipice.
Often we would think that it was actually going over, and would catch ..."
4. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by United States President, James Daniel Richardson, United States Congress. Joint Committee on Printing (1908)
"A failure to enact such legislation would come perilously near a repudiation of
the pledged faith of the Nation. I transmit herewith the treaty, ..."
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