perilously

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English perilously; equivalent to perilous +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === === Adverb === perilously (comparative more perilously, superlative most perilously) In a perilous manner. ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === parlously, perelously, perilosely, perilouselich, perilousliche, perilouslych, perllously, perlously === Etymology === From perilous +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛriˈluːsliː/, /ˈpɛr(i)lusliː/, /ˈpar(i)lusiː/, /-lit͡ʃ(ə)/ === Adverb === perilously In a way that is full of peril; harmfully, hurtfully. In a cruel way; strictly, ruthlessly. In a sinful way; evilly, iniquitously. ==== Descendants ==== English: perilously, parlously ==== References ==== “perilǒuslī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 July 2018.