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Meanings of perilously in inglés

portugués
arriscadamente

In a dangerous manner.

arriscadamente
Usage of perilously in inglés
1
Once they came perilously near the Earl and his partner; nothing else.
The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
2
For Malaysia's aviation industry that superstition looks perilously close to the truth.
The Irish Times
3
Unless you happen to be a perilously lost member of Village People.
The Irish Times
4
The unfortunate victim of the law came perilously close to despair then.
Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
5
So the over-indulgence in alcohol could lead him perilously close to madness.
Poe
6
The path had been a steep one, perilously sapping her waning energy.
Darkness unleashed
7
What was pushing her perilously close to breaking point was the isolation.
Report for Murder
8
All three of you, to take such a risk was perilously foolhardy.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
9
Ernest saw that she was getting perilously near the facts and considered.
Chicken Little Jane
10
They threw the reins of their horses after drawing almost perilously close.
Black Jack
11
Their conversation was approaching perilously near the forbidden topic of de Courtois.
One Wonderful Night: A Romance of New York
12
Otters have also come perilously close to extinction due to their pelts.
BBC
13
When the wind rises to a storm it must rock perilously indeed.
A Minstrel in France
14
Although the food had been carefully husbanded, it was running perilously low.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
15
There were moments when they came perilously near loving the aggravating creature.
About Peggy Saville
16
Few, though, appreciate how perilously close the whole enterprise came to disaster.
The Irish Times
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Perilously through the time
Perilously across language varieties
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